The Great Locomotive Chase (1956)

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Written by Lawrence Edward Watkin

Directed by Francis D. Lyon

Running Time: 90 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1956

Rating: U Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Based on a true story. During the American Civil War, a Union spy is asked to lead a band of Union soldiers into the South to destroy the railway system. Posing as Kentuckians they capture a Confederate railroad train, but the conductor is on to them and he pursues the raiders by foot, handcar and locomotive. Once captured, the band plans a daring escape.

Cast

Fess ParkerJames J. Andrews
Image for Jeffrey HunterJeffrey HunterWilliam A. Fuller
Jeff YorkWilliam Campbell
John LuptonWilliam Pittenger
Eddie FirestoneRobert Buffum
Kenneth TobeyAnthony Murphy
Don McGowanMarion A. Ross
Claude Jarman Jr.Jacob Parrott
Harry Carey Jr.William Bensinger
Leonard P. GeerJ.A. Wilson
George RobothamWilliam Knight
Stan JonesWilson Brown
Marc HamiltonJohn Wollam
John WileyJohn M. Scott
Slim PickensPete Bracken

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