The Mystery Train

Joan Lane is hand-cuffed to a police detective on her way to prison when the train derails and she escapes. The fugitive is taken in and hidden by Mrs. Mortimer, a once-wealthy socialite who has been wiped out by the stock market crash. She is using pretty Joan as bait to lure bachelor Ronald Stanhope into a trap. She plans to steal a priceless diamond he brings aboard the Transcontinental Limited. But her scheme grows complicated when Joan and Ronald really fall in love. Meanwhile, a third conspirator steals the gem and sends the train and all of its passengers hurtling towards disaster!

After appearing in more than 120 films, Hedda Hopper's notorious gossip column catapulted her to fame as the "Queen Of Hollywood" with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.

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