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1932 · 65 mins · English
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Directed by
Benjamin Stoloff
Starring
Billy Bletcher, Nat Pendleton, DeWitt Jennings, Tom Dugan, Eddie Kane, Kenneth Thomson

On a night express from Los Angeles to San Francisco, a jewelry magnate is found stabbed, making every passenger a suspect and sparking fears of an escaped killer on board. Reporter Jimmy Hawley (Ben Lyon) must untangle the motives of the eclectic passengers and catch the murderer before another strike, delivering a tense, atmospheric whodunit.

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