The Night Flyer

Name: The Night Flyer
Director: Walter Lang
Genre: Thriller, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Released: 1928-02-05
Duration: 1 h 10 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: William Boyd, Jobyna Ralston, Philo McCullough, Anne Schaefer, DeWitt Jennings

“A Big Production You'll Rave Over”

1928

1h 10m

Thriller Action Adventure Drama Romance

Director: Walter Lang

Writers: Frank H. Spearman, Walter Woods

Overview

Jimmy Bradley, a fireman on the old locomotive No. 99, loves Kate Murphy, daughter of the proprietress of the local lunch counter. His rival, Bat Mullins, is engineer of the new mail train scheduled to make a competition run. When Mullins overturns the new train, Bradley completes the run and earns the contract for his company by delivering the mail in record time on No. 99. A promotion to engineer helps him win Kate.