The Peril of the Rails(1916)

Name: The Peril of the Rails
Director: J. Gunnis Davis
Released: 1916-02-12
Cast: Helen Gibson, Robyn Adair, Franklyn Hall, Clarence Burton

02/12/1916 (US)Thriller0h 12m

Overview

Apparent carelessness causes Conductor Lawton and his train crew to be laid off for thirty days. A gang of car thieves, pursued by police, jump aboard a freight, and after a stiff combat, succeed in throwing the crew off the speeding train to the ground.

Edward T. Matlack

Story

J. Gunnis Davis

Director

Top Billed Cast

Helen Gibson

Helen

Robyn Adair

Conductor Lawton

Franklyn Hall

Leader of the Crooks

Clarence Burton

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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.