The Lost Special (serial)

The Lost Special is a 1932 American PreCode Universal movie serial based on the story The Lost Special by Arthur Conan Doyle. This adaptation does not include Conan Doyles character Sherlock Holmes, and moves events to the American West.

A special train carrying gold bullion is hijacked on its way from the Golconda Mine. Laying down portable tracks, the bandits take the train off the main line, hide it in an abandoned mine shaft, steal the gold, and pick up their makeshift tracks, leaving a mystery in their wake. Part owner of the mine, Potter Hood, and the railroad president, Horace Moore, search for the mysteriously disappeared train and gold. They are unaware, however, that the criminals are working secretly for Sam Slater, the other partner in the gold mine, who wants to sabotage mine operations enough that he can take over completely. Potters son, Tom Hood, arrives home from college and determines to solve the mystery with the aid of his pal Bob Collins. They board the goldshipment special train on its next run. Meanwhile, newspaper reporter Betty Moore who is niece to the railroad president and her friend Kate Bland begin their own investigation. After the four youths foil an attempt at a second heist, they join forces. The nextchapters show the characters attempts to locate the Lost Special train and identify the ringleader.As is typical in serial films, each episode ends on a cliffhanger. For example the two girls are driving in a car along a road that parallels the speeding train, when a henchmans revolver shatters the windshield of Bettys car, blinding her and sending her car toward the onrushing train. Other cliffhanger endings include a runaway car sailing off the cliff into a lake and our heroes being trapped by rising water in a dungeon. ........

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