''Twisted Rails'' is a 1934 American

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

film directed by

Albert Herman Albert Herman (1887–1958) was an American actor, screenwriter and film director. Herman was a prolific director, working mainly on low-budget movies for companies such as Producers Releasing Corporation. He is sometimes credited as Al Herman. S ...

. It was distributed by the independent Imperial Distributing Corporation for the states-rights market. The plot concerns $50,000 in gold that is hidden on a train and a gang's efforts to get it.

Cast

* Jack Donovan as Jim Conway *

Alice Dahl Theresa "Terry" Norberg (January 7, 1913 – May 8, 1977), later known as Alice Dahl, was an American film and stage actress. She had roles, including as the female lead, in Western B movies. She later went by the stage name Terry Walker. ...

as Mary McGuire *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1 ...

as Black Jack Bolivar * Donald Keith as Louie Weinstock *

Victor Potel Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career. Career Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and his ...

as Tom Watson * Robert 'Buddy' Shaw as Tommy McGuire *

Donald Mack Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

as Dude Malloy *

Henry Roquemore Henry Roquemore (March 18, 1886 – June 30, 1943) was an American character actor who primarily played bit parts. He appeared in 229 silent and sound films from 1927 until 1943. Many of his roles were uncredited parts in Western movies, ...

as Gilbert Henderson *

Pat Harmon Plummer Hull Harman (February 3, 1886 – November 26, 1958), known professionally as Pat Harmon, was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1920 and 1947. In 1935, Harmon was the victim of a violent assault whic ...

as Barney McGuire *

Tom London Tom London (born Leonard T. Clapman; August 24, 1889 – December 5, 1963) was an American actor who played frequently in B-Westerns. According to ''The Guinness Book of Movie Records'', London is credited with appearing in the most films in ...

as Sheriff James * Adabelle Driver as Mrs. McGuire *

Lawrence Underwood Lawrence Underwood (1871 – February 2, 1939) was an American stage and screen actor, writer, and director. He played in many movies, including ''Old Lady 31'', ''The Phantom Buster'' and ''King of the Royal Mounted''. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Master mechanic

External links

* * 1934 films American black-and-white films 1934 Western (genre) films Films directed by Albert Herman American Western (genre) films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-Western-film-stub