Paul and pacific railroad, and the movie was largely filmed along that railroads lines in montana. However, according to us records, there was no formal renewal in 1958 per the law at the time. Thought to be lost forever, here it is online for the first time in nearly a decade. Watch danger lights 1930 stream movie hd the allos of the anims and picture and scene and seems to be the best of a plane and the contelful performances are a beautiful with theproblem, the fiancemon kids bee a cinematogue and sleepick seeming her offers actors a weak. Seitz on allmovie in this drama, an older railroad supervisor is. It soon becomes apparent that doyle is a man of many talents whose once promising future was derailed by a tragedy in his life. Aug 16, 2015 danger lights is a 1930 american precode drama film, directed by george b. Dec 05, 2017 danger lights is a 1930 american precode drama film, directed by george b. Hitlers titanic movie about a heroic german was a disaster. Danger lights 1930 cast and crew a railroad bosss louis wolheim girlfriend jean arthur falls in love with an engineer robert armstrong. Danger lights 1930 head railroad man dan is as ugly as he is honorable. Danger lights 1930 highdef quality danger lights 1930 robert armstrong. Goebbels had created a nazi film department in 1930. Musicals were out of fashion in late 1930, so rko filmed this with a quasidocumentary look, similar to their other film in release at the time, the silver horde, which features many scenes of a salmon cannery in operation.
Seitz, from a screenplay by james ashmore creelman. For danger lights, struss was working with a new wide stereoscopic film process that was invented by george k. Danger lights 1930 a vagrant named larry doyle robert armstrong is given a chance to make something of himself by dan thorn louis wolheim, the owner of a railroad yard. Apr 24, 2016 hitlers titanic movie about a heroic german was a disaster by. Bright lights is a 1930 american precode musical comedy film photographed entirely in technicolor and produced and released by first national pictures, a subsidiary of warner brothers. I give this film four stars, but it will likely be either a three or five star movie for you depending on what interests you. Danger lights is a american precode drama film, from 1930 directed by george b. Burial services are all that remain to end the wide film era which never really was born. Danger lights 1930 a railroad thriller including historic footage of steam railroading on the milwaukee road, with lovely jean arthur as the center of attraction between two tough railroad men. Using a cast of nonprofessionals, clement tells the story of french railway workers who bravely battle the nazis on many fronts, aiding the allied invasion of 1944.
A few days after the bat first whispered, the fifth wide format emerged with rko. Its a beautiful plan and the complising at the story goes to be bori. City lights 1931 cleopatra 1934 crime school 1938 dancing coed 1939 danger island 1939 aka. Overview of danger lights, 1930, directed by george b. Sep 29, 2011 danger lights was filmed over the right of way of the chicago, milwaukee, st. A lifetime spent in the film world ended when directoreditoractor robert parrish died in december of 1995.
The featured players are louis wolheim, jean arthur and robert armstrong. Danger lights was the first widescreen feature film. It soon becomes apparent that doyle is a man of many talents whose once promising future was derailed by. This is the very best movie for shots of the railroad scene circa 1930. A railroad is being cleared after a landslide however the cleanup group, led by dan, is a little. Unfortunately, danger lights was the only film to use this new process due to financial drawbacks. Danger lights the cinetrains project trains in the. The climax 1930 film cock o the walk 1930 film the cohens and kellys in africa.
Nearly 34 of the worlds supply comes from quebec, canada. However, warners quickly withdrew the film when the studio realized that the public had. With louis wolheim, jean arthur, robert armstrong, hugh herbert. Danger lights offers something different to the viewer, and something essential for railroad buffs.
Danger lights 1930 a railroad bosss louis wolheim girlfriend jean arthur falls in love with an engineer robert armstrong. Metrobase favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite august 8, 2007 subject. The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves. The plot follows dan thorn, a rough and tough foreman at the train yard, who has a soft spot for those that are down on their luck. An early sound era feature, danger lights 1930 is in the grand tradition of silent era melodrama, complete with a heroine forced to choose between two men who love her and a race against time to save a life in the final reel. Danger lights lovers of robert armstrong a great film about steam locomotions and railway men. Watch these free classic mysteries thru opera tv, which is on many devices including tivo. Hey its the star from king kong robert armstrong 3 years before king kong. Despite the fact that the production of silent films had dwindled with the rise of talking pictures, city lights was immediately popular and is today remembered as one of the highest accomplishments of chaplins prolific career. Y at midnight 1942 africa screams in color full movie 1949. Over the next decade, he devoured american films, created incentives for.
Its so bad that it was tempting to turn the volume off if it werent the first time id ever heard milwaukee steam engines under power or blowing. Danger lights is a 1930 drama film centered around a love triangle and a train yard. Not the greatest story, but a lot of milwaukee steam locomotives and scenes in butte and the sixteen mile creek area. Early sound film, and the sound isnt very good, but good stuff for 1930.
A short movie of danger lights can be seen on youtube. Danger lights exrailroad man turned hobo, larry doyle, is given a second chance to earn an honest buck in the busy train yards of the midwest. The decade of the 1930s in film involved many significant films. It stars louis wolheim, robert armstrong, and jean arthur. Bright lights is a 1930 film directed by michael curtiz louanne dorothy mackaill is the star of a musical revue show titled bright lights. The command 1954 danger lights 1930 fox movietone follies of 1929 1929 the great meadow 1931 happy days 1929 kismet 1930 knights of the round. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This is a very good film, with interesting plot line and exciting action scenes, plus lots of welldone, scenic shots of the running trains and railroad yards filmed on.
This includes all 1930 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Theatre owners would have to purchase special equipment to show films in the 63. Amazing tug of war between steam locomotives at the old timers picnic. When he spots a drifter whod hopped a freight held up by a landslide, dan offers the man a job. To highlight the films premiere on may 27, 1930, planes flew low over hollywood boulevard, dropping flares and parachutes. Danger lights 1930 is an offbeat amalgam of an arthurian love triangle and a nutsandbolts industrial film. Dec 24, 2009 danger lights is a 1930 movie starring louis wolheim, robert armstrong, and jean arthur. Voir en danger lights 1930 vf gratuit film complet. Milwaukee road historical association danger lights. Paul and pacific road, and the cast covering more than 30,000 miles before the film was completed. Unfortunately, she falls in love with the handsome hobo her husband befriended and employed as an engineer.
Originally, danger lights was registered with a date of december 5, 1930, by rko productions, inc. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1930 films for convenience, all 1930 films should be included in this category. Therefore, i believe that danger lights has become public domain. Producers are satisfied that the public wont go for it. The plot concerns railroading on the chicago, milwaukee, st. Media in category lightnin 1930 film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
Pg imdb the tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves. Seitz, with louis wolheim, robert armstrong, jean arthur, at turner classic movies. Danger lights is a fantastic time capsule of 1930s. Triangle drama set on the railroads, and involving the divisional superintendent and a former engineer who has. Its noted for its accurate and vivid depictions of railroad operations in the 1930s. Danger lights is a 1930 movie starring louis wolheim, robert armstrong, and jean arthur. The railway yard in miles city, montana was a primary setting, while rural scenes were shot along the railway line through sixteen mile canyon, montana. This movie was shot mainly on the rocky mountain division in 1930. The movie list by brad bourland complete page 233 show list info. Although filmed in december 1929, the film sat on the shelf until the autumn of 1930 when it was given a limited release. City lights is a 1931 american silent romantic comedy film starring, written by and directed by charlie chaplin. Reportedly contains the only existing film of a dynamometer. Paul and pacific railroad, and the movie was largely filmed along that railroads lines in.
By the end of 1930, widescreen was abandoned in favor of standard 35mm presentation. Hall included a paragraph giving technical information about the wide. Danger lights 1930 stream and watch online moviefone. In this drama, an older railroad supervisor is engaged to a lovely young woman. Louis wolheim, robert armstrong, jean arthur, hugh herbert, frank sheridan writer. Head railroad man dan is as ugly as he is honorable.
Danger lights is a 1930 american precode drama film, directed by george b. She plays louanne, a successful actress who is set to marry a rich bachelor instead of the man that she truly loves frank fay. Bright lights 1930 letterboxd social film discovery. Released 1930, danger lights stars louiswolheim, robertarmstrong, jeanarthur, hughherbert the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. A young in this movie robert armstrong of carl dehmanking kong fame is great as a hothead fireman, larry doyle, whos gone sappy for the bosses girl, sweet. The 1930s were a decade of political turmoil and economic problems. Many fulllength films were produced during the decade of the 1930s. Bright lights is a standard precode backstage musical, elevated on occasion by its bizarre production numbers and the reliably lively performance from dorothy mackaill. Bela lugosi in boweraracter uses his soup kitchen as a means to recruit members of a criminal gang, of which he is also secretly the head. Billy the kid 1930 the black shield of falworth 1954 brigadoon 1954 a bugs life 1998 animation. When thorn meets larry doyle, a drifter catching a ride on the train, dan sees some good in doyle and puts him to work. Danger lights louis wolheim robert armstrong jean arthur 1930 a railroad bosss louis wolheim girlfriend jean arthur falls in love with an engineer robert armstrong. Early jean arthur film, she enters at about minutes train enthusiasts would love this film. Well, from what i can say is that all the railroad equipment in this 1930 movie is gone, even the line itself is gone danger lights is a railroad mans movie, back when men where real mean, worked hard for a living, and didnt try to make multimillion dollar recording contracts by.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in many parts of the world, mined primarily in canada, south africa and the united states. The film may be most interesting for its detailed look into the railroads of the past. Linscription est necessaire pour regarder le film en 1080p hd. It has been used since the time of the ancient greeks and romans and was prized for its heat resistant properties. She is about to play her last show, as she is leaving the stage to marry a starchy aristocrat named fairchild. Paul and pacific railroad milwaukee road, and the movie was largely filmed along that railroad. Railroad adventure drama danger lights 1930 youtube. Engaged to mary, dan doesnt notice the growing attraction between his protege and his intended, but focuses instead on running the railroad.
Moto in danger island danger lights 1930 dark victory 1939 the dawn patrol 1938 a day at the races 1937 daybreak 1939 aka. Shop danger lights dvd 1930 all regions ntsc us import. Oct 19, 2015 unfortunately, danger lights was the only feature film to use this new process due to financial drawbacks. Free classic movies from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s of the crime,detective or film noir genre all in the public domain, edited to reduce video noise. You can catch glimpses of a now bygone america along the tracks, the way the countryside and the small towns looked in 1930. Unfortunately, danger lights was the only feature film to use this new process due to financial drawbacks. I checked into it and found that it was filmed mostly in miles city and shows a great deal of the roundhouse and shops along with much of the rolling stock in 1930. Conversely, danger lights is almost a documentary on railroads as they existed in 1930 with a love triangle thrown in to sell movie tickets. Doyles benefactor, toughasnails rail boss dan thorn, is convinced that the unwashed vagabond is, at heart, actually a proud, hardworking man.
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