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Danger Lights poster
C
Average
MASTER SCORE 48.6 / 100
1930·Adventure / Drama·1h 14m

DANGER LIGHTS

“World's Greatest Railroad Talk Thriller”

Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.

Above the Line
George B. Seitz·DirectorJames Ashmore Creelman·StoryJohn W. Boyle·Director of PhotographyClem Portman·SoundArchie Marshek·Editor
Cast
Louis Wolheim·Dan ThornRobert Armstrong·Larry DoyleJean Arthur·Mary RyanHugh Herbert·ProfessorFrank Sheridan·Ed RyanRobert Edeson·Tom JohnsonAlan Roscoe·JimWilliam P. Burt·Chief DispatcherJim Farley·Joe GeraghtyJames Donlan·Picnic Barker (uncredited)
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
George B. Seitz·Director
Writing· 1
James Ashmore Creelman·Story
Camera· 4
John W. Boyle·Director of PhotographyKarl Struss·Director of PhotographyJames Daly·Assistant CameraFred Bentley·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Archie Marshek·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Clem Portman·Sound
Art & Design· 1
Max Rée·Costume Design
Production· 3
William LeBaron·ProducerGeorge K. Spoor·Co-ProducerMyles Connolly·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
48.6
OF 100
Master Score
6.1
OF 10
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