High Voltage (1929) is an American pre-Code film produced by Pathé Exchange and directed by Howard Higgin.
Needing shelter, the driver "Gus" (Billy Bevan) and his four passengers find refuge in an isolated one-room log church.
The passengers include "Billie" (Carole Lombard), who is an escaped criminal being escorted back to jail in New York by a deputy sheriff, "Dan Egan" (Owen Moore); a young woman, "The Kid," (Diane Ellis) on her way to Chicago to meet her boyfriend; and "Hickerson," a pompous, ill-tempered banker.
Tensions quickly arise in the group over their general plight, petty jealousies, and concerns about how six people are going to share the small supply of food that Bill had brought with him.
After walking a short distance through snowdrifts, Bill and Billie hear and then see a search plane slowly circling overhead at low altitude.
From his coat pocket Dan pulls out Billie's extradition papers and a "wanted" notice that includes a photograph of Bill and information about his being a fugitive from Saint Paul.
With regard to "Carol Lombard", the New York publication identifies her only in the film's cast listing; it never refers to her by name within the body of its review, just as either "the blonde prisoner" or "the girl": This makes a fairly entertaining all-talker, with some nicely handled dramatic scenes that build good suspense and hold the interest.