The Signal Tower (1924) DVD-R

Starring Virgina Valli, Rockliffe Fellowes, Frankie Darro
Directed by Clarence Brown
Print: black and white
Runtime: 72 min
Genre: Drama

Dave Tolliver, tower signalman on a mountain railroad, takes in his relief man, Joe Standish, as a boarder. For a time, Joe seems like an entertaining guest, but during a storm, he becomes drunk and makes advances to Dave's wife, Sally. Although little Sonny Tolliver warns his father of Sally's predicament, Dave is compelled to stay on the job when a runaway freight endangers a passenger train. He ditches the runaway and saves the express, while Sally successfully defends herself by shooting Standish.