Hell-Bound Train (1930)

A jeremiad against intemperance, jazz music, and abortion, set on a train filled with unrepentant sinners hurtling toward damnation.

7 Kinolab Clips

The hell-bound train is conducted by the Devil. The first coach is dancing and bootlegging.

Duration: 00:06:08
Timestamp: 00:00:46
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

The third coach of the hell-bound train is for jazz music.

Duration: 00:01:58
Timestamp: 00:10:05
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

The hell-bound train has a coach for thieves and crooks. Two boys caught stealing apples become imprisoned.

Duration: 00:01:31
Timestamp: 00:17:48
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

The hell-bound train has room for gamblers and murderers. A man loses his wages and his life from gambling.

Duration: 00:05:08
Timestamp: 00:19:14
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

Immorality has a coach in the hell-bound train. Two couples engage in extramarital affairs.

Duration: 00:04:34
Timestamp: 00:35:35
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

The hell-bound train has a coach for religious backsliders, hypocrites, atheists, and former church members.

Duration: 00:03:43
Timestamp: 00:40:01
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza

Death flags down the hell-bound train as it enters Hell.

Duration: 00:03:34
Timestamp: 00:47:00
Contributor: Eduardo Mendoza