Crossed Signals

Crossed Signals

1926 · 52 min · ★ 6.5 · Adventure

A federal agent is sent to a small town to bust up a counterfeiting ring, which is apparently headquartered in the local railway station. The counterfeiters have framed the station's manager for the crime, and she must work with the agent to clear her name and get the goods on the real counterfeiters.

Directed by J.P. McGowan · Written by George Saxton

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Helen Holmes Helen Wainwright
Henry Victor Jack McDermott
William Lowery George Harvey
Milla Davenport Mother Slattery
Nelson McDowell Mike Bradley
Georgie Chapman Overland Ike
Clyde McAtee T.P. Steele

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