| The Silver Streak | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release half-sheet poster | |
| Directed by | Tommy Atkins |
| Written by | H.W. Hanemann Jack O'Donnell Roger Whately |
| Produced by | Glendon Alvine |
| Starring | Charles Starrett Sally Blane Hardie Albright William Farnum Irving Pichel Arthur Lake |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Edited by | Fred Kundtson |
| Music by | Al Colombo |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release dates | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Silver Streak is a 1934 American black-and-white film drama from RKO, loosely based on the record-setting "dawn-to-dusk" run of the Pioneer Zephyr on May 26, 1934.[2] The film stars Sally Blane, Charles Starrett, William Farnum, and Hardie Albright.
The original Zephyr train was used for the film's exterior shots, while interior scenes were filmed on a Hollywood sound stage. For the film, the "Burlington Route" nameplate on the train's nose was replaced with one that read "Silver Streak". One of the film's promotional items was a small book called The Story of the Silver Streak, illustrated with black-and-white film stills.[3]
In 2006 Con-Cor International, Ltd. produced scale models of the Pioneer Zephyr. A limited number (350 HO scale and 250 N scale) of these bore the film's Silver Streak nameplate instead of the standard Burlington Route nameplate.
- ^ a b "The Silver Streak: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ F.S.N. (January 16, 1935). "The Silver Streak (1934) Burlington Zephyr Featured in 'Silver Streak' at the Mayfair -- 'White Cuckatoo' at the Astor". The New York Times.
- ^ Packer, Eleanor. "The Story of the Silver Streak." (1935, Whitman Publishing).