Gangsters plan an assassination of a rival while he rides the train carrying him to prison.
Acting
Clarence Muse steals every frame he's in.
Production
Real train cars, real claustrophobia, zero budget.
Editing
Tight 64 minutes—no fat, all fury.
Director
Gordon Wiles
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
One of the few pre-Code crime films with a Black actor (Clarence Muse) in a substantial, non-caricatured role—though still relegated to service position.
Dorothy Comingore was blacklisted during McCarthy era; this early role shows the talent Hollywood later threw away.
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