With the Aid of the Wrecker(1916)

Name: With the Aid of the Wrecker
Director: J. Gunnis Davis
Released: 1916-08-19
Cast: Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Scott Pembroke, George Routh

08/19/1916 (US)Thriller0h 12m

Overview

Greggs, returning from abroad with a large consignment of precious stones, thwarts the first attempt of Gentleman Joe and his accomplice to rob him at his hotel, but they follow him aboard the train the when he is alone on the observation platform they attack him, and a struggle ensues in which Greggs is finally thrown to the ground from the speeding train. Helen, riding through the hills in an auto, comes upon him before Joe and his pal can alight from the train, Greggs gives her the diamonds and tells her to speed away and rush help back to take care of his injuries.

J. Gunnis Davis

Director

Edward T. Matlack

Story

Top Billed Cast

Helen Gibson

Helen

George A. Williams

Greggs - the Diamond Dealer

Scott Pembroke

Gentleman Joe

George Routh

Gentleman Joe's Accomplice

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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.