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The Last Express (1938)
Approved
63 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

The Last Express (1938)

Approved

63 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Underworld boss Frank Hoefle has evidence against him stolen, by his henchman Pinky, from the office of District Attorney Meredith, but is then stolen from Pinky, and the thief demands a ransom of $300,000 dollars for its return to Hoefle....See moreUnderworld boss Frank Hoefle has evidence against him stolen, by his henchman Pinky, from the office of District Attorney Meredith, but is then stolen from Pinky, and the thief demands a ransom of $300,000 dollars for its return to Hoefle. The latter hires private detective Duncan MacLain and "Spud" Savage to follow the ransom-note demands and leave the money in a subway-station locker. Later, Eddie Miller, a pickpocket, lifts the locker key and MacLain follows him to an apartment house and overpowers Miller but not before he has sent the locker key up a dumb-waiter shaft. MacLain climbs up the shaft and finds Amy Arden with special prosecutor Paul Zarinka. He is knocked unconscious, and when he revives, Spud and Hoefle are there. Hoefle tells them to retrieve the evidence, "or else." Since he has a hard time telling the good guys from the bad guys, MacLain has a big job ahead of him. But he gets lucky and finds a 1914 newspaper story that explains all. (Most of the plot and much of the footage from this film was re-used in 1942 for Universal's "Gang Busters" serial.) Written by Les Adams See less

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
Kent Taylor Duncan MacLain Duncan MacLain See fewer	I'm Still Alive (1940)
Dorothea Kent Amy Arden Amy Arden See fewer	It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Greta Granstedt Gladys Hewitt Gladys Hewitt See fewer	Street Scene (1931)
Don Brodie Spud Savage Spud Savage See fewer	A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
Paul Hurst Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer Asst. Dist. Atty. Springer See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
J. Farrell MacDonald William Barton William Barton See fewer	Sunrise (1927)
Sam Lee Trilby Trilby See fewer	Detective Lloyd (1932)
Al Shaw Shane Shane See fewer	The Beau Brummels (1928)
Edward Raquello Paul Zarinka Paul Zarinka See fewer	Calling Philo Vance (1940)
Robert Emmett Keane Howard Hewitt Howard Hewitt See fewer	There's a Girl in My Heart (1949)
Charles Trowbridge District Attorney Meredith District Attorney Meredith See fewer	The Paleface (1948)
Addison Richards Frank Hoefle Frank Hoefle See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Henry Brandon Henchman Pinky Henchman Pinky See fewer	The Searchers (1956)
Al Hill Marshal Marshal See fewer	The Last Mile (1932)
John 'Skins' Miller Eddie Miller (as John Miller) Eddie Miller (as John Miller) See fewer	Men of San Quentin (1942)
Frances Robinson Gracie Gracie See fewer	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Virginia Dabney Young Woman (uncredited) Young Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Daughter of Shanghai (1937)