The silver streak is a 1934 film loosely based on the recordsetting dawnto dusk run of the pioneer zephyr on may 26, 1934. To depressionweary americans the train became a symbol of hope. I see silver streak as a mild hitchcock parody that is a nice little blend of comedy and mystery. If you ever want the genesis for the second movie silver streak made in 1976 with gene wilder, richard pryor, and jill clayburgh watch this movie first. The silver streak 1934 film complet en francais hd streaming. A longer scene of rita and george taking off in the airplane. Silver streak original movie still 8x10 sally blane, train. The movie sucks, but its star the burlington zephyr. Up for bid is an hoscale concor pioneer zephyr decorated in the limited edition silver streak scheme with a road number of 9900. Find information about silver streak watch silver streak on allmovie allmovie. A scene from the 1934 film the silver streak, with charles starrett and edgar kennedy. The overall paper size is approximately inches and the image size is approximately inches. Original silver streak, the 1934 movie poster in c8 condition for. As radio broadcasts announce its progress to the nation, the silver streak breaks records and zooms south.
The original zephyr trainset was used for the exterior shots in the film, while interior scenes were filmed on a sound stage in hollywood. For more information, visit moviedavid a scene from the 1934 film the silver streak, with. The train had its initial run in apr 1934 and continued service for twentyfive years. It was built during the great depression in the year 1934 which was also when this movie was made. Oct 12, 2017 the silver streak 1934 film complet en francais a 20171012t21. Characters and plot ramble at will, and no matter how high colin higgins script flies, arthur hillers direction remains with feet and hands firmly on the ground. That first silver streak was a pretty cool little bmovie with a silly but exciting high speed train trip to deliver an iron lung at the end. Movie poster masterprint is a licensed reproduction that was printed on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. All the silver streak movie posters,high res movie posters image for the silver streak. Press publicity had apparently first coined the term silver streak. Yes it is the first film in which wilder teamed with richard pryor,yet wilder and pryor are only together for a small percentage of the overall film. Buy the silver streak movie posters from movie poster shop. A streamlined, machine age design, the silver streak iron has become an icon of mid20thcentury american design. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
This is a beautiful original rko onesheet poster 27x41 for the 1934 film silver streak starring sally blane, charles starrett, irving pichel, arthur lake, guinn big boy williams, edgar kennedy and robert homans. The train has been test run only and is in like new condition. That first silver streak was a pretty cool little b movie with a silly but exciting high speed train trip to deliver an iron lung at the end. Silver streak movie behind the scenes off the beaten path. The sleek form echoes the design of the burlington railroads famous stainless steel passenger train, called the pioneer zephyr, which set a new speed record and was featured in the 1934 movie the silver streak. The earlier film stars charles starrett as tom caldwell, the dynamic young designer of a streamlined, highspeed passenger train.
That summer two million americans toured the zephyr as it traveled to 222 cities across the midwest and west. Apr 01, 20 these then pictures from the 1976 movie silver streak arent that terribly interesting and normally wed ignore them as being not worth a report. The silver streak 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The train is generally regarded as the first successful streamliner on american railroads. The silver streak 1934 a train engineer charles starrett speeds crosscountry with an iron lung for his boss son hardie albright, with a killer on board. See more ideas about vintage trailers, vintage travel trailers and recreational vehicles. The silver streak 1934 1h 12min action, drama 21 december 1934 usa the crew of the pioneer zephyr diesel train has only a few hours to deliver an iron lung to an injured man at the boulder dam construction site. Silver streak is the first of four movies gene wilder and the late richard pryor starred in together. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. When silver streak was first shown on tv, it had scenes that were not in the home video version, such as. The silver streak movie poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm 1934 george obrienirene herveyleroy masonsyd saylorhenry halljim mason. Galesburg, il, the headquarters of the burlington line, was the sight. A reminder that the 1934 version of the silver streak not to be confused the 1976 gene wilderrichard pryor film silver streak which has a completely different plot will play on turner classic movies tcm this friday at 12.
The pioneer zephyrs famous denverchicago dash served as the inspiration for the 1934 film the silver streak starring charles starrett. The silver streak is a 1934 rko radio pictures movie. The cast was headed by charles starrett, who would gain greater fame as the durango kid in a series of bwesterns for columbia pictures. Read famous quotes from silver streak, 1976, directed by arthur hiller, with jill clayburgh, richard pryor, gene wilder. The silver streak movie poster 22 x 28 half sheet for sale. It was directed by arthur hiller and stars gene wilder, jill clayburgh, and richard pryor, with patrick mcgoohan, ned beatty, clifton james, and richard kiel in supporting roles.
The silver streak is a 1934 film loosely based on the recordsetting dawntodusk run of the pioneer zephyr on may 26. Details about silver streak original movie still 8x10 sally blane, train drama 1934 20891. She inquires as to if he was riding hobo on the train. The silver streak was reproduced on premium heavy stock paper which captures all of the vivid colors and details of the original. The silver streak 1934 original onesheet movie poster folded. Original movie poster for silver streak, the 1934 24019 rko original one sheet poster 27x41 fine plus to very fine condition linen backed offered by. Complete parodies list the silver streak 1934 thomas the silver streak 1934 tugs the silver streak 1934 skarloey the silver streak 1934 jack and the pack the silver. Ho 1934 pioneer zephyr 3car trainonly set standard dc.
The silver streak 1934 scratchpad fandom powered by. A scene from the 1934 film the silver streak with charles starrett. Original silver streak, the 1934 movie poster in c8. This is a most courageous plot fabrication belonged to the silver streak 1934. The burlington zepher, also known as the pioneer zephyr, was the first twostroke cycle dieselelectric train to be used successfully for mainline rail service in america, and was developed by the chicago, burlington and quincy railway. The silver streak 1934 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. On a longdistance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train. A boxoffice smash, silver streak paved the way for the equally successful 1980 wilderpryor vehicle stir crazy. Unveiled in 1934, the pioneer zephyr made streamlining a household word. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. However, with the discovery of some behind the scenes shots taken by excpr employee larry buchan while they filmed these scenes, it takes on a whole ne. Complete parodies list the silver streak 1934thomas the silver streak 1934tugs the silver streak 1934skarloey the silver streak 1934jack and the pack the silver. The silver streak movie posters from movie poster shop. Relive the excitement of the pioneer zephyr in ho scale.
Silver streak original movie still 8x10 sally blane, train drama 1934 20891. Actually, the silver streak was a 72minute bmovie intended for the bottom half of double features or solo at cheaper theaters. The silver streak is a 1934 film loosely based on the recordsetting dawntodusk run of the pioneer zephyr on may 26, 1934. Based on roger whatleys story, and scripted by him and jack odonnell demonstrates a breakneck 2000 mile train trip which must be made in 19 hours with available technology in 1934 to build that train. The zephyr train now preserved in chicagos museum of science and industry is the true star of this flick. The silver streak 1934 tommy atkins, thomas atkins. I just watched this movie because i am a railroad buff. A chronicle of achievements that changed the world new york. On page 64, there is a picture of the burlington railroads original 1934 streamliner, pioneer zephyr, with a silver streak nameplate being filmed. Gene wilder,while not at his absolute best,impresses nonetheless here. The silver streak 1934 scratchpad fandom powered by wikia. With less than twenty hours of travel time, tom guides the the silver streak and a load of iron lungs out of chicago, unaware that he is also transporting a murderous russian spy. Millions more watched it flash across the nations movie screens as the star of the rko film the silver streak. Drama movie dvds, 1934 one dollar silver certificate, wwe promo 8x10, collage picture frames 8x10, marcie blane, vintage glass for pontiac silver streak.
Of course, this applies to the second silver streak the first 1934, the silver streak used the articulated zephyr set for the exterior shots. Concor 1934 pioneer zephyr 3car trainonly set standard. Beyond the fact that both films shared a railroad background, rko radios 1935 actioner the silver streak bore no relation to the 1976 gene wilder vehicle of the same name. A highspeed train becomes the star of the film as it rushes from chicago to hoover dam to transport an iron lung to a needy patient. Starring sally blane, charles starrett, hardie albright, william farnum. The silver streak 1934 cast and crew a train engineer charles starrett speeds crosscountry with an iron lung for his boss son hardie albright, with a killer on board.
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