Twisted Rails

Twisted Rails

5.5IMDb Score
Released:1934-05-01
Genre:Crime
Duration:58 min
Director:Albert Herman
Actors:Jack Donovan, Alice Dahl, Philo McCullough, Donald Keith, Victor Potel
Production:Imperial Distributing Corp.

Overview:

A railroad employee finds out the identity of "The Wrecker", a criminal who is deliberately causing trains to crash. However, before he can disclose the crook's name, he is shot and killed. A passenger aboard the train volunteers to go after the killer and bring "The Wrecker" to justice.

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