High Voltage

1929

Drama, Carole Lombard

A busload of passengers gets stranded in a snowstorm and take refuge in an abandoned church, where they run into a mysterious man who may be on the run from the law.

High Voltage (1929) is an American film, produced by Pathé Exchange and directed by Howard Higgin.<></>
The film stars William Boyd (actor), Diane Ellis, Owen Moore, Phillips Smalley, Billy Bevan and Carole Lombard, in her feature-length "talkie" film debut, billed as "Carol Lombard".
This film is in the public domain.

Plot

Billie (Carole Lombard) is on a bus, being hauled in to face felony charges, by Detective Dan (Owen Moore). The bus gets stuck in a snowstorm; and, the passengers meet William Boyd (actor), who is already holed up, in a church, waiting out the storm.
It turns out that Bill (William Boyd (actor)) is also on the lam, as a wanted felon, not just a hobo. Bill and Billie have to decide whether to flee, using the storm as cover; or, stay, risking prosecution and possible execution, to help the others survive the storm.

Cast

Carole Lombard ... Billie Davis (billed as Carol Lombard) 
William Boyd (actor) ... Bill, the linesman 
Owen Moore ... Detective Dan Egan 
Phillips Smalley ... J. Milton Hendrickson, the banker 
Billy Bevan ... Gus, the driver 
Diane Ellis ... The Kid 

Category:1929 films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:English-language films
Category:American films
Category:1920s drama films
Category:Pathé Exchange films

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