The Black Diamond Express
| The Black Diamond Express | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Howard Bretherton | 
| Written by | Harvey Gates | 
| Story by | "Mark Canfield" (Darryl Zanuck) | 
| Starring | Monte Blue Edna Murphy  | 
| Cinematography | David Abel Conrad Wells  | 
Production company  | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 60 minutes (6 reels; 5,803 feet (1,769 m)[1]) | 
| Country | United States | 
| Languages | Silent (English titles) Vitaphone (music score and sound effects)  | 
The Black Diamond Express is a 1927 silent railroad feature film drama directed by Howard Bretherton and starring Monte Blue. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.[2] It is not to be confused with several early short actuality styled films under the title Black Diamond Express for example the famous and still exiting 1896[3] film of a train arriving in a station.
This film is presumed lost.[4][5]
Cast
- Monte Blue as Dan Foster
 - Edna Murphy as Jeanne Harmon
 - Myrtle Stedman as Mrs. Harmon
 - Claire McDowell as Martha, Dan's sister
 - Carroll Nye as Fred, Dan's brother
 - William Demarest as Fireman
 - J. W. Johnston as Sheldon Truesdell
 
See also
References
- ^ "The Film Daily (Jul-Dec 1927)". New York, Wid's Films and Film Folks, Inc. July 3, 1927. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
 - ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Black Diamond Express
 - ^ 1896 short The Black Diamond Express; silentera.com
 - ^ The Black Diamond Express at Lost Film Files:Warner Brothers lost films - 1927
 - ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Film Survival Catalog:The Black Diamond Express
 
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