The Great Train Robbery
It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!
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A pioneering silent action film that uses kinetic chase sequences and spectacle to deliver thrilling crime-and-pursuit entertainment.
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
Essence
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Gilbert M. Anderson
Bandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)
John Manus Dougherty Sr.
Bandit (uncredited)
Frank Hanaway
Bandit (uncredited)
Adam Charles Hayman
Bandit (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Trainman / Bandit (uncredited)
Marie Murray
Dance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Snow
Little Girl (uncredited)
A.C. Abadie
Sheriff (uncredited)
Walter Cameron
Sheriff (uncredited)
Donald Gallaher
Little Boy (uncredited)
Shadrack E. Graham
Child (uncredited)
George Barnes
(uncredited)
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
