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A Life in the Balance

Apr 3, 1915 · 12m
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Thriller

PLOT

King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the train commences to roll down hill. Helen sees King's peril, rides to a point just before a curve, crawls hand over hand across a rope which she has stretched across the track, and snatches King from the car moments before the car is dashed to pieces as it leaves the rails of the curve.

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CAST

Helen Holmes
Helen
Leo D. Maloney
King - Brakeman
George A. Williams
Corning - Conductor
Directed by J.P. McGowan

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Kalem Company
Country
US

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