Starrett, in his pre-cowboy days, is the engineer of a Chicago-to-Nevada train. On board are the usual cast of characters, including Farnum, the railroad president, and his daughter Blane--the apple of Starrett's eye. Pichel is a German mechanic in a hurry to leave Chicago after murdering
an official from his native land at the Century of Progress exposition. Also aboard is a shipment of iron lungs which must reach their destination in just 19 hours in order to halt a deadly outbreak of infantile paralysis. It's all formula material told at a lightning-fast pace which handily
covers up the numerous holes and implausiblities. The Burlington Railroad's Zephyr gets pl...
Released:
1935
Rated:
NR
Length:
85 mins