There's a Silver Streak movie from the 30s with the Zephyr? Sounds awesome- I love that thing!
samfp1943 A 1970's 'remake' of a previous 'one'['30s or so?]..... A draw to 'rail-fans' with a somewhat techincal, but somewhat of a sense of humor, IMHO.....
Except for the title, I don't think the 1930s "Silver Streak" has anything in common with the Wilder-Pryor one from the 70s. The old B&W movie is about a guy trying to get his idea for a new streamlined diesel train (played by the Burlington's new Zephyr) built and accepted by railroads. In the key scene, the railroad owner's son is injured working on Hoover Dam, and he has to be rushed to a hospital in (IIRC) Chicago. Only the Silver Streak can run without stopping all the way, so it's used as a last resort by the railroad to try to save the owner's son.
tree68 samfp1943 "...HELLLLOOO CHICAGO!....." "It almost looks like it's smiling..."
samfp1943 "...HELLLLOOO CHICAGO!....."
"It almost looks like it's smiling..."
"Dang* Hippies!" @1:44:47
Link to movie:
https://youtu.be/lN7JFS4T-I4
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The 'Tube has been more generous with "free with ads" feature movies over the past 3 years or so. I recall it seemed to start with a release of James Bond films (all films pre 2000 were "Free with Ads", the Bond films afterward (Die Another Die and later) were "Buy or Rent". I've tried to take advantage of the "free with ads" ones whenever I can (presuming its a movie I'd like to watch - e.g. Ground Hog Day, War Games, Glengarry Ross, Sum of All Fears, Splash, etc. - and a few months back I did watch Silver Streak - OTOH, for example I noped right out of Robocop 3 after about 5 minutes (the original Robocop, on the other hand, was a fun rewatch). Sometimes the "Free with Ads" films revert back to "Buy or Rent", so be aware of that. "Unstoppable" has been floating around for a bit, probably should get around to watching that soon...
CMStPnP The whole movie is free now and on YouTube. Most of these Scenes were filmed on CP in Alberta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_wl30h6eU
The whole movie is free now and on YouTube. Most of these Scenes were filmed on CP in Alberta.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv_wl30h6eU
One of "THOSE" Movies!....
Keeps poppin up on the laate nite "movies" .....
A 1970's 'remake' of a previous 'one'['30s or so?]..... A draw to 'rail-fans' with a somewhat techincal, but somewhat of a sense of humor, IMHO.....
Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor, with a checkquered cast of characters, get together; a sort of Alfred Hitchcock meets Inspector Cleauseauesque cross-country, train ride
Lots of gags, some meldrama, and the best line of the movie [IMHO] delivered by Scatman Crouthers, standing in the open door of whats remains of the'train' as it heads into the station
"...HELLLLOOO CHICAGO!....."
All one needs is that bag of popcorn!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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