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The Broken Train

May 22, 1915 · 12m
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Thriller

PLOT

Helen spotting two jewel robbers sever the telegraph wires and hop onto a passing freight, jumps into a racing auto and takes off in pursuit. In the meantime, the freight's brakes fail, and the train breaks in two. Helen, on a road parallel to the tracks, leaps onto a flat car, runs forward, informs the train crew what has happened, and captures the crooks.

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CAST

Helen Holmes
Helen
J.P. McGowan
Warren - Railroad Employee
Leo D. Maloney
Norris - a Crook
Rex Downs
Wheeler - a Crook
Directed by J.P. McGowan

DETAILS

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

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