The Broken Wire(1916)

Name: The Broken Wire
Director: J. Gunnis Davis
Released: 1916-02-05
Cast: Helen Gibson, Robyn Adair, Franklyn Hall, Clarence Burton

02/05/1916 (US)Thriller0h 12m

Overview

When the Limited is forced to stop because of an obstruction on the tracks, the passengers alight for a stroll. In the excitement of boarding again one of the passengers loses a handbag containing her jewels and money. Two crooks aboard the train hear of this and at Helen's station they alight.

J. Gunnis Davis

Director

Edward T. Matlack

Story

Top Billed Cast

Helen Gibson

Helen

Robyn Adair

1st Crook

Franklyn Hall

2nd Crook

Clarence Burton

Conductor

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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.