A SLIP OF THE SWITCH

This program contains four vintage movies. 

1. THE RAILROAD STOWAWAYS

Andy & billy (Laurel & Hardy)  types are out of a job and decide to hit the road. After boarding a train  without first buying tickets  they are assigned to a work detail in the dining car by the conductor.  They cause so much trouble they are thrown off the train. 

BLACK & WHITE - 8 MINUTES 

2. THE TRAIN WRECK

A short railroad drama featuring a businessman who risks his own life in a staged train wreck in order to promote an all steel passenger railroad car. 

BLACK & WHITE  - 7 MINUTES

3.  A SLIP AT THE SWITCH

This is an early railroad comedy featuring a deaf sherif along with  his deaf deputy playing checkers while two hobos try to take a $6,000.00 cash shipment from a bumbling station agent.  To complicate matters the train dispatcher is trying to contact  the  agent in an attempt to avoid a head-on collision between the Flyer and a Special coming in opposite the direction.

BLACK & WHITE - SOUND - 10 MINUTES

4. UNTITLED

An untitled Swedish Art film with excellent European steam and electric train footage.

B & W – Silent - 18 MINUTES