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The Lightning Flyer

8.019311h 2mMovieDrama

A freight train careening off the tracks sends Jimmie Nelson (James Hall), the ne're-do-well of a railroad owner, John Nelson (Robert Homans), out to redeem himself, by working under an assumed name, to investigate why and who is the…

DirectorWilliam Nigh
WriterBarry Barringer

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Cast · Directed by William Nigh

JHJames Hall
James Hall
Jimmie Nelson
DSDorothy Sebastian
Dorothy Sebastian
Rose Rogers
WM
Walter Merrill
Tom Summers
RHRobert Homans
Robert Homans
John Nelson
ASAlbert J. Smith
Albert J. Smith
Durkin
EA
Ethan Allen
Sam Rogers
EBEddie Boland
Eddie Boland
Slats
GM
George Meadows
Pudge

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The Lightning Flyer — streaming FAQ

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The Lightning Flyer hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 8, 1931. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.