The Silk Express
Seen it?1933 | 61 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Murder on the Orient Express, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1933: an older pace and style.
As the demand for raw silk goes sky high, crooked businessman Wallace Myton corners the market with plans to drive up the price. Determined to fulfill his contracts, manufacturer Donald Kilgore imports $3 million worth of silk to Seattle and accompanies it by special train to New York. But when his secretary is found murdered, Kilgore soon discovers Myton has planted three killers on board with orders to stop the express and its passengers dead in their tracks.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ray Enright
- Neil HamiltonDonald Kilgore
- Sheila TerryPaula Nyberg
- Arthur ByronConductor Clark
- Guy KibbeeRailway Detective McDuff
- Dudley DiggesProfessor Axel Nyberg
- Arthur HohlWallace Myton
- Allen JenkinsRobert 'Rusty' Griffith
- Harold HuberTrain Guard Craft
- G. Pat CollinsTrain Guard Harry Burns
- Robert BarratMr. Calhoun, Attorney