“It electrified dad! It terrified mother! It will amuse you!”
After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
Gilbert M. AndersonBandit / Shot Passenger / Tenderfoot Dancer (uncredited)John Manus Dougherty Sr.Bandit (uncredited)Frank HanawayBandit (uncredited)Adam Charles HaymanBandit (uncredited)
Robert MilaschTrainman / Bandit (uncredited)Marie MurrayDance-Hall Dancer (uncredited)Mary SnowLittle Girl (uncredited)A.C. AbadieSheriff (uncredited)Walter CameronSheriff (uncredited)Donald GallaherLittle Boy (uncredited)Shadrack E. GrahamChild (uncredited)
George Barnes(uncredited)
Firstly, I feel honoured to be the first to write a review for this prestigious short; secondly, I found it to be… good. I can’t claim any more than that, though it is heavily influential. The narrative is unlike many other short, silent films as it actually sucks you in until that fantastic final shot. But was it perfection? No. Is it worth watching? Of course, I’m sure any of my fellow cinephiles can waste ten minutes for this cinematic curio.
This opens with quite a menacing scene from Justus D. Barnes who points his pistol right between our eyes.... Then you have to feel a bit sorry for "Broncho Billy" Anderson who proceeds to get himself tied up, shot and generally manhandled as a ruthless gang raid his railway office then hold up the train robbing both the strong box and the passengers. Luckily he is eventually able to raise the alarm and a posse is soon on the trail of the thieves - but will they escape? It's barely eleven minutes long, this, but packs loads of action into that time and the photography uses indoor and outdoor…
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After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.
The movie stars Gilbert M. Anderson, John Manus Dougherty Sr., Frank Hanaway, Adam Charles Hayman, Robert Milasch and more.
The Great Train Robbery was released in 1903 and is streaming free on FlixWow.
The Great Train Robbery holds a rating of 7.0/10 from viewer votes (722 ratings). Watch it free on FlixWow and judge for yourself.
