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Danger Lights
“World's Greatest Railroad Talk Thriller”
61%
Movie
1h 14m
AI Analysis
Danger Lights (1931) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Danger Lights (1931) — a movie tagged as Adventure and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his inten… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~74 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Danger Lights 61% (18 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 18 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, and takes him under his wing. Engaged to Mary, Dan doesn't notice the growing attraction between his protégé and his intended but focuses instead on running the railroad.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1931-01-09
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 166316
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What is Danger Lights about?
Head railroad man Dan is as ugly as he is honorable. When he spots a drifter who'd hopped a freight held up by a landslide, Dan offers the man a job; then he finds the man was a railroader, too, an... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Danger Lights?
The official runtime for Danger Lights is approximately 74 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Louis Wolheim
Dan Thorn

Robert Armstrong
Larry Doyle

Jean Arthur
Mary Ryan

Hugh Herbert
Professor

Frank Sheridan
Ed Ryan

Robert Edeson
Tom Johnson

Alan Roscoe
Jim
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William P. Burt
Chief Dispatcher

Jim Farley
Joe Geraghty

James Donlan
Picnic Barker (uncredited)

Frank Mills
Hobo (uncredited)

Lee Phelps
Railroad Worker (uncredited)
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