The Lost Express

Aboard his "Union Pacific" train, millionaire railroad manager Henry Barrows (as John Morgan) flares up when he sees a newspaper article revealing he's about to take little "Lassie" Lou Ahern (as "Baby" Alice) abroad. The cute tyke is the offspring of Mr. Barrows' daughter Olita Otis (as Ruth Standish) and her estranged husband Fred Church (as Arthur Standish). Barrows plans to use the girl to get her parents back together. The newspaper article also alerts Mr. Church, who sets out to kidnap his child...

Meanwhile, Barrows' train goes off the beaten tracks, and disappears; this hijacking "mystery" is solved by the film's closing. Joining the fun is top-billed Helen Holmes (as Helen Martin), who catches the eye of Barrows' son Jack Mower (as Alvin Morgan). Needless to say, a romance develops between the two. Ms. Thomas, who was director J.P. McGowan former wife, was a railroad movie serial star in the 'teens. Here, she hasn't much to do. The surviving print of "The Lost Express" is not in good shape.

**** The Lost Express (8/15/26) J.P. McGowan ~ Helen Holmes, Jack Mower, Fred Church, Henry Barrows