‘Silver Streak’ premieres in New York City 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1976)


Video: 'Silver Streak' trailer

(Tuesday, December 7, 1976, 7:00 p.m. EST)Silver Streak, an American comedy-thriller film about a murder on a Los Angeles-to-Chicago train journey, premiered tonight at Loews Tower East in New York City.

Directed by Arthur Hiller, the film starred Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, Richard Pryor and Patrick McGoohan.