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The Block Signal

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The Block Signal
Directed byFrank O'Connor
Written byFrank O'Connor
Edward J. Meagher
Story byF. Oakley Crawford
Produced byRenaud Hoffman
Samuel Sax
Earl Hudson
StarringRalph Lewis
Jean Arthur
Hugh Allan
CinematographyRay June
Production
company
Distributed byLumas Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 15, 1926 (1926-09-15)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Block Signal is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures.[1][2]

Synopsis

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A veteran railroad engineer discovers that his eyesight is failing and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steele his fireman who craves promotion deliberately misleads him about a signal leading him to be demoted. Jealous and frustrated by his unrequited love for the engineer's daughter Grace, Steele considers a more direct form of sabotage.

Cast

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Preservation

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Prints of The Block Signal are preserved at the UCLA Film & Television Archive and Academy Film Archive.[3]

References

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Bibliography

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  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1
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