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| name = The Overland Limited
| name = The Overland Limited
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| director = Frank O'Neill
| director = Frank O'Neill
| producer = [[Sam Sax]]
| producer = [[Sam Sax]]
| based on =
| based_on =
| writer = James J. Tynan
| writer = James J. Tynan
| cinematography = [[Jack MacKenzie]]
| cinematography = [[Jack MacKenzie (cinematographer)|Jack MacKenzie]]
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| distributor = Gotham
| distributor = [[Gotham Pictures]]
| released = {{Film date|1925|7|14}}
| released = {{Film date|1925|7|14}}
| runtime = 6 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| runtime = 6 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = Silent film (English intertitles)
| language = Silent film (English intertitles)
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'''''The Overland Limited''''' is a 1925 American silent film, directed by [[Frank O'Neill (film director)|Frank O'Neill]] and produced by [[Sam Sax]] with cinematography by [[Jack MacKenzie]]. The story was written by James J. Tynan. The film was released July 14, 1925 in New York.<ref>Michelle Vogel ''Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Joy Girl'' 2010 0786458364 [https://books.google.com/books?id=aHSKSzyw8TEC&pg=PA163 The Overland Limited p.163] "The Overland Limited (1925) Director: Frank O'Neill. Producer: Sam Sax. Writer: James J. Tynan (story). Cinematographer: Jack MacKenzie. Release Date: July 14, 1925 (New York City), July 26, 1925 (nationwide). Duration in Reels: 6.</ref>
'''''The Overland Limited''''' is a 1925 American silent film, directed by [[Frank O'Neill (film director)|Frank O'Neill]] and produced by [[Sam Sax]] with cinematography by [[Jack MacKenzie (cinematographer)|Jack MacKenzie]]. The story was written by James J. Tynan. The film was released July 14, 1925 in New York.<ref>Michelle Vogel ''Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Joy Girl'' 2010 0786458364 [https://books.google.com/books?id=aHSKSzyw8TEC&pg=PA163 The Overland Limited p.163] "The Overland Limited (1925) Director: Frank O'Neill. Producer: Sam Sax. Writer: James J. Tynan (story). Cinematographer: Jack MacKenzie. Release Date: July 14, 1925 (New York City), July 26, 1925 (nationwide). Duration in Reels: 6.</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The film starred [[Malcolm McGregor]] as an idealistic young railroad engineer who designs and builds a new railroad bridge, and [[Olive Borden]] as his love interest. The conflicting male lead is played by [[Ralph Lewis (actor)|Ralph Lewis]] as the railway engineer who ultimately saves a trainload of passengers from the dangerous bridge.
The film starred [[Malcolm McGregor]] as an idealistic young railroad engineer who designs and builds a new railroad bridge, and [[Olive Borden]] as his love interest. The conflicting male lead is played by [[Ralph Lewis (actor)|Ralph Lewis]] as the railway engineer who ultimately saves a trainload of passengers from the dangerous bridge.


The picture concludes with a model set of a steam locomotive breaking through the steel girders and plunging into the river.
The picture concludes with a model set of a steam locomotive breaking through the steel girders and plunging into the river.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Olive Borden]] as Ruth Dent (female lead)
* [[Olive Borden]] as Ruth Dent (female lead)
* [[Charles Hill Mailes]] as Schuyler Dent
* [[Charles Hill Mailes]] as Schuyler Dent
* [[Evelyn Jennings]] as Agnes Jennings<ref name=nyt-1940-04-12>{{cite news|title=News of the screen|first=Douglas|last=Churchill|page=24|date=April 12, 1940|location=[[New York City]]|issn=03624331|via=[[ProQuest]]|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|quote=[[Evelyn Young]], a child star of fifteen years ago who was known as Evelyn Jennings, has received a leading role in "[[Babies for Sale]]" at Columbia.}}</ref>
* [[Evelyn Jennings]] as Agnes Jennings<ref name=nyt-1940-04-12>{{cite news|title=News of the screen|first=Douglas|last=Churchill|author-link=Douglas W. Churchill|page=24|date=April 12, 1940|location=[[New York City]]|issn=0362-4331|via=[[ProQuest]]|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|quote=[[Evelyn Young]], a child star of fifteen years ago who was known as Evelyn Jennings, has received a leading role in "[[Babies for Sale]]" at Columbia.}}</ref>
* [[Alice Lake]] as Violet Colton
* [[Alice Lake]] as Violet Colton
* [[Ralph Lewis (actor)|Ralph Lewis]] as Ed Barton
* [[Ralph Lewis (actor)|Ralph Lewis]] as Ed Barton
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==Release==
==Release==
The film's final scene was promoted with the [[tagline]]: "Like a steel comet, the mighty locomotive was hurled into the foaming waters below! The crashing climax of the greatest railroad photo-play ever made".
The film's final scene was promoted with the [[tagline]]: "Like a steel comet, the mighty locomotive was hurled into the foaming waters below! The crashing climax of the greatest railroad photo-play ever made".


The film was released in the UK as ''The Mad Train'' and in Italy as ''Nastro d'Acciaio''.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=2IE3AAAAIAAJ</ref><ref>Vittorio Martinelli ''L'eterna invasione: il cinema americano degli anni Venti'' 2002 8886155298 p.373 " Nastro d'acciaio, Il (The Overland Limited) p.: Gotham. 1925 - r.: Frank O'Neill - int.: Olive Borden, Malcolm Mc Gregor, Alice Lake, Ethel Wales "Una delle solite avventure americane. Due contendenti: il giovane onesto e il libertino."</ref>
The film was released in the UK as ''The Mad Train'' and in Italy as ''Nastro d'Acciaio''.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2IE3AAAAIAAJ |title = Railways in the Cinema|last1 = Huntley|first1 = John|year = 1969|isbn = 9780711001152}}</ref><ref>Vittorio Martinelli ''L'eterna invasione: il cinema americano degli anni Venti'' 2002 8886155298 p.373 " Nastro d'acciaio, Il (The Overland Limited) p.: Gotham. 1925 - r.: Frank O'Neill - int.: Olive Borden, Malcolm Mc Gregor, Alice Lake, Ethel Wales "Una delle solite avventure americane. Due contendenti: il giovane onesto e il libertino."</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|0016192}}
* {{IMDb title|0016192}}


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Latest revision as of 12:03, 4 September 2023

The Overland Limited
Directed byFrank O'Neill
Written byJames J. Tynan
Produced bySam Sax
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Distributed byGotham Pictures
Release date
  • July 14, 1925 (1925-07-14)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film (English intertitles)

The Overland Limited is a 1925 American silent film, directed by Frank O'Neill and produced by Sam Sax with cinematography by Jack MacKenzie. The story was written by James J. Tynan. The film was released July 14, 1925 in New York.[1]

Plot

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The film starred Malcolm McGregor as an idealistic young railroad engineer who designs and builds a new railroad bridge, and Olive Borden as his love interest. The conflicting male lead is played by Ralph Lewis as the railway engineer who ultimately saves a trainload of passengers from the dangerous bridge.

The picture concludes with a model set of a steam locomotive breaking through the steel girders and plunging into the river.

Cast

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Release

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The film's final scene was promoted with the tagline: "Like a steel comet, the mighty locomotive was hurled into the foaming waters below! The crashing climax of the greatest railroad photo-play ever made".

The film was released in the UK as The Mad Train and in Italy as Nastro d'Acciaio.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Michelle Vogel Olive Borden: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Joy Girl 2010 0786458364 The Overland Limited p.163 "The Overland Limited (1925) Director: Frank O'Neill. Producer: Sam Sax. Writer: James J. Tynan (story). Cinematographer: Jack MacKenzie. Release Date: July 14, 1925 (New York City), July 26, 1925 (nationwide). Duration in Reels: 6.
  2. ^ Churchill, Douglas (April 12, 1940). "News of the screen". The New York Times. New York City. p. 24. ISSN 0362-4331 – via ProQuest. Evelyn Young, a child star of fifteen years ago who was known as Evelyn Jennings, has received a leading role in "Babies for Sale" at Columbia.
  3. ^ Huntley, John (1969). Railways in the Cinema. ISBN 9780711001152.
  4. ^ Vittorio Martinelli L'eterna invasione: il cinema americano degli anni Venti 2002 8886155298 p.373 " Nastro d'acciaio, Il (The Overland Limited) p.: Gotham. 1925 - r.: Frank O'Neill - int.: Olive Borden, Malcolm Mc Gregor, Alice Lake, Ethel Wales "Una delle solite avventure americane. Due contendenti: il giovane onesto e il libertino."
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