Tom Mix + a hobo sidekick + actual train stunts from 1926. Silent cinema chaos.
Cullen has hired Tom to try and stop the robberies on his railroad. Knowing Cullen's secretary Holt is tipping off the gang, Tom works undercover by posing as a highwayman. To help him bring in the gang he enlists the help of the hobo DeLuxe Harry.
Stunts
Tom Mix did his own horse-to-train transfers. No insurance, no CGI, no fear.
Practical Effects
Real locomotives, real crashes, real 1926 adrenaline.
Acting
Harry Gripp's hobo steals scenes without stealing dialogue.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Mix made over 300 films; this is one of only a handful that survived.
Mix's contract demanded he never lose a fight on screen, establishing the indestructible cowboy archetype.
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