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Released
1927 · FILM

Play Safe

Are Thrills Comedy? They Are When Monty Banks, Thrill king of Comedy, Puts Them on the Screen.

Directed by
Color
Black & White
Runtime
50 min
Comedy

Synopsis

A gang of bad guys menace a feller's gal. She hides in a freight car and a misstep sends the otherwise-empty train out of the station with the lever pushed to full speed. As the train gains speed, the captive's boyfriend must board the runaway train, repel the pursing gang, get his girl out of the box car, and somehow get the two of them to safety. Tunnels, a water tower, a steep grade, and a frayed rope complicate the hero's task.

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Principal cast & crew: 13

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Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Shot by Blake Wagner

Also known as

  • Donnerwetter, Monty Banks!de

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