The Runaway Boxcar

The Runaway Boxcar(1915)

NR
08/02/1915 (US)Thriller0h 13m
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Overview

Disguised as car repairmen, Mealius and Denney get aboard the express car, overpower the express messenger and steal a valuable package being forwarded to Arlington. Helen sees the crooks jumping from the car when it stops for water at Lone Point and gives the alarm.

J. Gunnis Davis

Director

Edward T. Matlack

Writer

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Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen

George Robinson

George Robinson

Warner - Express Messenger

Robyn Adair

Robyn Adair

Carl - Detective

James Strong

James Strong

Mealius - Yeggman

Rex Downs

Rex Downs

Denny - Yeggman

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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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