The Governor's Special

The Governor's Special(1916)

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04/22/1916 (US)Thriller0h 7m
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Overview

The film is directed by James Davis from a story by Edward T. Matlack. In this episode Helen Gibson performs one absolutely breathtaking stunt, which just shows how dangerous it was to act for silent film pioneers, especially for stuntmen and stuntwomen. There is a twist to the plot, and Helen Gibson not only has to save her governor from mortal danger, but also the life of somebody close to her, who has been sentenced to die without guilt.

Edward T. Matlack

Writer

J. Gunnis Davis

Director

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Helen Gibson

Helen Gibson

Helen

Scott Pembroke

Scott Pembroke

Tom Arnold (as P.S.Pembroke)

True Boardman

True Boardman

Detective Stanton

George A. Williams

George A. Williams

The Governor (as George Williams)

Roy Watson

Roy Watson

Glen Nash

Harry Schumm

Harry Schumm

1st Nash Henchman

Hoot Gibson

Hoot Gibson

2nd Nash Henchman (as Ed Gibson)

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Part of the The Hazards of Helen

Long running movie series adventure train films. This thrill-a-minute series was the longest running of the entire silent film era. It was produced between 1914 and 1917, and consisted of 119 almost weekly episodes. The series began with silent serial film queen Helen Holmes as the star - with an occasional actor taking over the lead. Eventually Helen Gibson took over the role of Helen. Unlike the cliffhanger serials of the era, The Hazards of Helen is actually a film series made up of near autonomous single reel twelve-minute melodramas. Most episodes of this series are presumed lost.

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