The Block Signal

The Block Signal
Directed by	Frank O'Connor
Written by	Frank O'Connor Edward J. Meagher
Story by	F. Oakley Crawford
Produced by	Renaud Hoffman Samuel Sax Earl Hudson
Starring	Ralph Lewis Jean Arthur Hugh Allan
Cinematography	Ray June
Production company	Gotham Pictures
Distributed by	Lumas Film Corporation
Release date	September 15, 1926 (1926-09-15)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Block Signal is 1926 American silent drama film directed by Frank O'Connor and starring Ralph Lewis, Jean Arthur, and Hugh Allan. It was produced by the independent company Gotham Pictures.

Synopsis

A veteran railroad engineer discovers that his eyesight is failing and he is becoming colorblind. Bert Steele his fireman who craves promotion deliberately misleads him about a signal leading him to be demoted. Jealous and frustrated by his unrequited love for the engineer's daughter Grace, Steele considers a more direct form of sabotage.

Cast

• Ralph Lewis as 'Jovial Joe' Ryan
• Jean Arthur as Grace Ryan
• Hugh Allan as Jack Milford
• George Chesebro as Bert Steele
• Sidney Franklin as 'Roadhouse' Rosen
• Leon Holmes as 'Unhandy' Andy
• Missouri Royer as Jim Brennan

Preservation

Prints of The Block Signal are preserved at the UCLA Film and Television Archive and Academy Film Archive.

Bibliography

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998. ISBN 978-0-913204-36-8
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1

External links

• The Block Signal at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• The Block Signal on YouTube