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The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight (1915)

The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight (1915)

Thriller
Release Date: 1915, February 6
Directors: Leo D. Maloney
Countries: United States of America
Production: Kalem Company
Cast: Paul Hurst, J. Gunnis Davis, Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, George A. Williams

Overview:

Two tramps hold up small-town Ferndale's railway station night operator Helen, lock her in a closet, and escape. Later, standing on a bridge over the freight yards, Helen sees the two bandits aboard an outgoing freight and drops onto the roof of the car from above as it crosses underneath. A chase along the roofs of the speeding cars ensues.

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