The Open Track (1916)

5.5/10 10 min Thriller

Overview

"The Open Track" is a short action film from the action series of short films "The Hazards of Helen". This is episode 63 from a total of 119 weekly one reel films produced by Kalem. Helen's cleverness exposes a band of counterfeiters who later succeed in turning the tables on the railroad detectives and tying the two men to the cowcatcher of a train which they then start off down the grade. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Cast

Helen Gibson

Helen

Robyn Adair

1st Detective

Clarence Burton

2nd Detective

Franklyn Hall

1st Counterfeiter

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