A Railroader's Bravery(1915)

Name: A Railroader's Bravery
Director: J.P. McGowan
Released: 1915-05-29
Cast: Helen Holmes, J.P. McGowan, Leo D. Maloney, George Robinson

05/29/1915 (US)Thriller0h 13m

Overview

When Helen learns that wiretappers have make a prisoner of Henry, the relief operator, she severs the wire being tapped, boards a freight train, uncouples the engine, and pursues the tappers, who are in a gasoline speeder. She eventually rescues Henry and captures Noyes, the head of the gang, who is then placed under arrest.

Edward T. Matlack

Writer

J.P. McGowan

Director

Top Billed Cast

Helen Holmes

Helen

J.P. McGowan

Thomas - the Chief of the Gang

Leo D. Maloney

The Chief's Lieutenant

George Robinson

Henry

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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.