The Silk Express
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The Silk Express

5.0 / 10 1933 1h 1mNR English
DramaMysteryThriller

Storyline

As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.

Cast & Crew

Neil Hamilton

Neil Hamilton

Donald Kilgore

Lead
Sheila Terry

Sheila Terry

Paula Nyberg

Arthur Byron

Arthur Byron

Conductor Clark

Guy Kibbee

Guy Kibbee

Railway Detective McDuff

Dudley Digges

Dudley Digges

Professor Axel Nyberg

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl

Wallace Myton

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Robert 'Rusty' Griffith

Harold Huber

Harold Huber

Train Guard Craft

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ray Enright's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Silk Express is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker