15 September 1926 Drama, Thriller 59 mins
Joe Ryan, a veteran train engineer, is demoted to a flagman position after a disastrous crash-- one caused by his cowardly and opportunistic partner. Though Ryan's failing eyesight is named as the cause of the crash, he's undeterred as he designs an automatic braking invention.
Watch the official The Block Signal 1926 trailer in HD below.
Ralph Lewis as 'Jovial Joe' Ryan
Jean Arthur as Grace Ryan
Hugh Allan as Jack Milford
George Chesebro as Bert Steele
Sidney Franklin as 'Roadhouse' Rosen
Leon Holmes as 'Unhandy' Andy
Missouri Royer as Jim Brennan
Frank O'Connor Director
Edward J. Meagher Scenario Writer
Frank O'Connor Scenario Writer
F. Oakley Crawford Story
United States 15 September 1926
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