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Lyman Howe’s Ride on a Runaway Train
Also known as [Ride on a Runaway Train], [The Runaway Train]
(1921) American
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

Lyman H. Howe Films production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated. / Produced by Lyman H. Howe. / Released 29 May 1921. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. Unknown sound-on-disc sound system. / [?] The film was likely rereleased in the USA as Lyman H. Howe’s Famous Ride on a Runaway Train by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated, on 26 May 1929.

[?] Novelty?

Survival status: Print exists in the New Zealand Film Archive film archive [35mm positive] : The film’s soundtrack disc(s) survive in the Library of Congress.

Keywords: Early sound film - Synchronized sound film - Transportation: Trains

Listing updated: 7 June 2010.

References: Website-IMDb.