''The Warning Signal'' is a 1926 American silent

action drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by

Charles J. Hunt Charles J. Hunt (April 8, 1881 – February 3, 1976) was an American film editor and director.Munden p.811 He also worked at various times as an actor, production manager and associate producer. Selected filmography * ''The Fate of a Flirt'' (192 ...

and starring Gladys Hulette,

Lincoln Stedman Lincoln Stedman (May 18, 1907 – March 22, 1948) was an American silent film actor. Biography Stedman was born in Denver, Colorado, the only child to Marshall Stedman and silent film beauty Myrtle Stedman. Stedman had a career in films da ...

and

Clarence Burton Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...

.Connelly p.430

Synopsis

The son of a railroad owner wants to make his own way in the world, and so takes a job with the company under an assumed identity. He battles with a rival and manages to thwart a dangerous collision. At the end he is promoted to president of the railroad by his father.

Cast

* Gladys Hulette * Kent Mead *

Martha Mattox Martha Mattox (June 19, 1879 – May 2, 1933) was an American silent film actress most notable for her role of Mammy Pleasant in the 1927 film '' The Cat and the Canary''. She also played a role in '' Torrent'' (1926). She died from a heart ...

* William H. Turner * Joseph W. Girard

References

Bibliography

* Robert B. Connelly. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998.

External links

* 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Charles J. Hunt 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub