The Broken Rail

The Broken Rail(1915)

NR
09/04/1915 (US)Thriller0h 13m
NR

Overview

Spang, a tramp telegrapher, is knocked down by a freight car while walking up the siding near Lone Point. Helen witnesses the accident and by quick work saves him from being run over. The girl is later transferred to the shop's office and, due to her influence.

Edward T. Matlack

Story

J. Gunnis Davis

Director

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Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen

J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

Trow - of the Working Crew

Robyn Adair

Robyn Adair

Spang - a Tramp Telegrapher

George A. Williams

George A. Williams

Markey - Division Superintendent

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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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