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This story concerns the baffling disappearance of a privately hired train (a special) from the London and West Coast Railway Company on its journey from Liverpool to London on 3 June 1890; besides the train crew of driver, fireman, and train guard the only passengers are two South Americans.
“The Lost Special” Additional Information. Year Published: 1922. Language: English. Country of Origin: England. Source: Doyle, A. C. (1922). Tales of Terror and Mystery. London, England: John Murray. Readability: Flesch–Kincaid Level: 9.7. Word Count: 7,119. Genre: Mystery.
English. The Lost Special is a 1932 American Pre-Code Universal movie serial based on the 1898 short story "The Lost Special" by Arthur Conan Doyle. This adaptation deleted all references to Doyle's Sherlock Holmes character, and moved events to the American Old West .
Newspaper reporter Betty Moore (Cecilia Parker) and her friend Kate Bland (Caryl Lincoln) are in a car driving along a road that parallels the train tracks, when Bob is attacked by henchman Dirk (Tom London), and Dirk's revolver goes off during the fight, shattering Betty's car windshield, blinding her and sending her car toward the onrushing tr...
Apr 22, 2021 · 74. 4.1K views 2 years ago. This story concerns the baffling disappearance of a privately hired train (a special) on its journey from Liverpool to London on 3 June 1890; besides the train crew of...