The Block Signal
Cast & Crew
Read More
Frank O'connor
Director
Ralph Lewis
"Jovial Joe" Ryan
Jean Arthur
Grace Ryan
Hugh Allan
Jack Milford
George Cheeseboro
Bert Steele
Sidney Franklin
"Roadhouse" Rosen
Film Details
Release Date
Sep
15,
1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Gotham Productions
Distribution Company
Lumas Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5,900ft
(6 reels)
Synopsis
"Jovial Joe" Ryan, a crack railroad engineer for 20 years, discovers during a card game with his pal, "Roadhouse" Rosen, that his eyes are failing him and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steel, Ryan's fireman, who is in love with his daughter, Grace, is angered when Ryan passes the examination, ruining his chance for promotion and winning Grace. Ryan confides to Bert that he needs his assistance in watching the block signals; and when Bert misinforms him, he is demoted to signalman because of a wreck and Bert is promoted to engineer. Ryan, meanwhile, invents an automatic signaling device; and though Bert attempts to sabotage his plan to test it, the device successfully prevents another train wreck.
Director
Frank O'connor
Director
Cast
Ralph Lewis
"Jovial Joe" Ryan
Jean Arthur
Grace Ryan
Hugh Allan
Jack Milford
George Cheeseboro
Bert Steele
Sidney Franklin
"Roadhouse" Rosen
Leon Holmes
"Unhandy" Andy
"missouri" Royer
Jim Brennan
Crew
Film Details
Release Date
Sep
15,
1926
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Gotham Productions
Distribution Company
Lumas Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
5,900ft
(6 reels)
