Burning Bridges_
Bob and Jim Whitely are twin brothers. Bob, an army veteran who suffered shell shock in the war, escapes from a sanitarium and holds up the Express train, for which Jim is mistakenly arrested. Jim soon escapes from jail in order to find his brother. However, his task is complicated by a crooked sheriff who pins a holdup and murder on him that the sheriff himself actually committed. To make matters worse, the murder victim was Tommy Wilkins, the brother of Jim's fiancee, who now thinks that Jim killed her brother.
Starring
Harry Carey, Kathleen Collins, William Bailey
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Burning Bridges was released 98 years ago in 1928.
Overview
Bob and Jim Whitely are twin brothers. Bob, an army veteran who suffered shell shock in the war, escapes from a sanitarium and holds up the Express train, fo...
Burning Bridges is a Western film with a runtime of 1h 0m.
CAST (9)
Harry Carey
Jim Whitely / Bob Whitely
Kathleen Collins
Ellen Wilkins
William Bailey
Jim Black
DK
David Kirby
Crabs
Raymond Wells
Slabs
Eddie Phillips
Tommy Wilkins
FM
Florence Midgley
Widow Wilkins
Henry A. Barrows
Ed Wilson
Sam Allen
Dr. Zach McCarthy
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What is Burning Bridges about?
Bob and Jim Whitely are twin brothers. Bob, an army veteran who suffered shell shock in the war, escapes from a sanitarium and holds up the Express train, for which Jim is mistakenly arrested. Jim soon escapes from jail in order to find his brother. However, his task is complicated by a crooked sheriff who pins a holdup and murder on him that the sheriff himself actually committed. To make matters worse, the murder victim was Tommy Wilkins, the brother of Jim's fiancee, who now thinks that Jim killed her brother.
How long is Burning Bridges?
Burning Bridges has a runtime of 60 minutes (1h 0m).
Who stars in Burning Bridges?
The cast of Burning Bridges includes Harry Carey, Kathleen Collins, William Bailey, David Kirby, Raymond Wells.
GENRES (1)
Western
