Transcontinental Limited

Transcontinental Limited is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Nat Ross and starring Johnnie Walker, Eugenia Gilbert, and Alec B. Francis.^[1][2]

Transcontinental Limited
Directed by	Nat Ross
Written by	Hampton Del Ruth
Produced by	I.E. Chadwick
Starring	Johnnie Walker Eugenia Gilbert Alec B. Francis
Cinematography	W. Steve Smith Jr.
Production company	Chadwick Pictures
Distributed by	Chadwick Pictures
Release date	February 4, 1926 (1926-02-04)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Johnnie Lane, back from the war, finds Joe Slavin pestering his sweetheart Mary Reynolds in an effort to get her to marry him. Slavin, a fireman for Mary's father Jerry Reynolds on the Transcontinental Limited train, knows that the engineer's eyesight has become poor and consequently has a hold on him. The family needs money for an operation for Mary's mother. Slim and Pudge, two of Johnnie's buddies, get the needed sum from Slavin, who has stolen it from the train station safe, and later the money is returned. Johnnie thrashes Slavin, saves the Limited from being wrecked, and finally wins the affection of Mary.

Cast

• Johnnie Walker as Johnnie Lane
• Eugenia Gilbert as Mary Reynolds
• Alec B. Francis as Jerry Reynolds
• Edith Murgatroyd as Sara Reynolds
• Bruce Gordon as Joe Slavin
• Edward Gillace as Slim
• George Ovey as Pudge
• Eric Mayne as Dr. Voija Pourtalis
• James Hamel as Bob Harrison