The Block Signal


The Block Signal is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh [Allan (actor)|Hugh Allan]. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures.

Synopsis

A veteran railroad engineer discovers that his eyesight is failing and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steele his fireman who craves promotion deliberately misleads him about a signal leading him to be demoted. Jealous and frustrated by his unrequited love for the engineer's daughter Grace, Steele considers a more direct form of sabotage.

Cast

Prints of The Block Signal are preserved at the UCLA [Film and Television Archive] and Academy Film Archive.