The Runaway Express

The Runaway Express is a 1926 American silent action film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Jack Dougherty, Blanche Mehaffey, and Tom O'Brien.

Plot

Set against the bustling backdrop of a train station, with its thundering engines and the coordinated chaos of the roundhouse, dispatcher's office, and switch-room, unfolds a love story between Joe Foley, a young train engineer, and Norah Kelly, an Irish waitress at the Junction Cafe.

Cast

Jack Dougherty as Joseph Foley
Blanche Mehaffey as Nora Kelly
Tom O'Brien as Sandy McPherson
Charles K. French as Jim Reed
William [Steele |William Steel] as Blackie McPherson
Harry Todd as Dad Hamilton
Madge Hunt as Mrs. Foley
Syd Saylor as The Tramp