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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okay plot but among the most amazing stunt work you'll ever see!
Okay, this isn't the funniest silent comedy short I've ever seen, but I still think it's a "must see". While the plot is awfully simplistic, once the film gets going it has about the fastest and most incredible stunt work I have ever seen. It's like an action picture on CRACK!!
Daddy is trying to split up the romance between his daughter and her boyfriend (Monty Banks). When that doesn't work, the thugs daddy hired kidnap the girl and Monty begins the most amazing train chase. In fact, while I love THE GENERAL and think it's a better overall film, the stunts look VERY tame and dull compared to those in CHASING CHOO-CHOOS! Again and again and again, the fastest and most dangerous scenes in silent film history take place--ranging from walking along the top of a moving train, climbing from one moving train car on one track to another on a different track, falling down hills at high speed, etc.!!! It's so crazy and high-spirited, it's a great film. See it and be amazed.
Daddy is trying to split up the romance between his daughter and her boyfriend (Monty Banks). When that doesn't work, the thugs daddy hired kidnap the girl and Monty begins the most amazing train chase. In fact, while I love THE GENERAL and think it's a better overall film, the stunts look VERY tame and dull compared to those in CHASING CHOO-CHOOS! Again and again and again, the fastest and most dangerous scenes in silent film history take place--ranging from walking along the top of a moving train, climbing from one moving train car on one track to another on a different track, falling down hills at high speed, etc.!!! It's so crazy and high-spirited, it's a great film. See it and be amazed.
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- planktonrules
- Jul 6, 2006
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