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The Midnight Limited

1926 · 48 min

A taut silent-era race against time, with ticking-clock suspense and earnest heroics keeping you on edge.

Directed by
Oscar Apfel
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mystery
Overview
A freight train loses control and is barreling wildly toward the town of Benbow. A mail train is traveling in the opposite direction on the exact same set of tracks. The Midnight Limited, A passenger train carrying 300 people—including the dispatcher’s own sweetheart—is running on a parallel track. The dispatcher's desperate attempts to avert a catastrophic disaster as all three trains converge at the same point simultaneously fuels the narrative.
How it feels
Tense, earnest and romantic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Survival, love, fate, work
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Oscar Apfel
Genres
Action, Adventure, Mystery
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, mystery, romance
Directed by
Oscar Apfel
Starring
Gaston Glass, Wanda Hawley, Sam Allen, William Humphrey, Mathilde Brundage, Ashton Dearholt, Eric Mayne, Hayford Hobbs
Cinematography
Ernest F. Smith
Runtime
48 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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