A two-reel version of Play Safe (1927) showing only the train chase.A two-reel version of Play Safe (1927) showing only the train chase.A two-reel version of Play Safe (1927) showing only the train chase.
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- TriviaAccording to the website Patch: "Roughly seven minutes of the 22-minute "Chasing Choo Choos" silent movie features dramatic runaway train scenes showcasing the San Diego & Arizona Railway (SD&A) locomotive and freight cars with scenes of San Diego's rural backcountry."
- GoofsWe see the heroine Virginia Craig several times in a Union Pacific boxcar when Monty is chasing the runaway train. When he finally catches the train and gets on board, he runs across the roofs of the boxcars to the boxcar in which she is trapped. When he lowers himself to the door, the boxcar has become one belonging the Pennsylvania Railroad.
- ConnectionsEdited from Play Safe (1927)
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A thrill a minute!
I first saw a segment of this movie forty-some years ago as part of Robert Youngson's movie " The Days of Thrills and Laughter." This segment was longer than all the others. I saw the complete short the other day on a Kino Video titled " The Race Is On. " Which is part of the Slapstick Encyclopedia collection.
This movie is loaded with action and Monty Banks and Virginia Corbin are excellent. Monty did his own stunts in this film which were both daring and very dangerous. The scenes on the runaway train passing through Carizzo Gorge are particularly breath taking! This is also mentioned at the San Diego Railroad Museum's website. There a railroad crew member said that he was amazed at the stunts that Monty Banks performed. This film puts Monty right up there with Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton in the " Thrill Comedy " genre.
As the previous poster stated. This film is an abridgment of the full length film, " Play Safe." This film will not leave you disappointed!
This movie is loaded with action and Monty Banks and Virginia Corbin are excellent. Monty did his own stunts in this film which were both daring and very dangerous. The scenes on the runaway train passing through Carizzo Gorge are particularly breath taking! This is also mentioned at the San Diego Railroad Museum's website. There a railroad crew member said that he was amazed at the stunts that Monty Banks performed. This film puts Monty right up there with Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton in the " Thrill Comedy " genre.
As the previous poster stated. This film is an abridgment of the full length film, " Play Safe." This film will not leave you disappointed!
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- WCFIELDS
- Nov 26, 2004
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