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The Broken Rail

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Starring Helen Holmes · J.P. McGowan · Robyn Adair

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Director

J. Gunnis Davis

Writer

Edward T. Matlack

Cast

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Trow - of the Working Crew

Spang - a Tramp Telegrapher

George A. Williams

Markey - Division Superintendent

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...

Helen's Sacrifice

Helen's Sacrifice

The Plot at the Railroad Cut

The Plot at the Railroad Cut

The Girl at the Throttle

The Girl at the Throttle

The Stolen Engine

The Stolen Engine

The Flying Freight's Captive

The Flying Freight's Captive

The Black Diamond Express

The Black Diamond Express

The Escape on the Limited

The Escape on the Limited

The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

The Girl Telegrapher's Peril

The Leap from the Water Tower

The Leap from the Water Tower

The Broken Circuit

The Broken Circuit

The Fast Mail's Danger

The Fast Mail's Danger

The Little Engineer

The Little Engineer

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

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

The Red Signal

The Engineer's Peril

The Engineer's Peril

The Open Drawbridge

The Open Drawbridge

The Death Train

The Death Train

The Night Operator at Buxton

The Night Operator at Buxton

The Railroad Raiders of '62

The Railroad Raiders of '62

The Girl at Lone Point

The Girl at Lone Point

A Life in the Balance

A Life in the Balance

The Girl on the Trestle

The Girl on the Trestle

The Girl Engineer

The Girl Engineer

A Race for a Crossing

A Race for a Crossing

The Box Car Trap

The Box Car Trap

The Fiend at the Throttle

The Fiend at the Throttle

The Broken Train

The Broken Train

A Railroader's Bravery

A Railroader's Bravery

The Human Chain

The Human Chain

The Pay Train

Near Eternity

In Danger's Path

In Danger's Path

The Midnight Limited

The Midnight Limited

A Wild Ride

The Fate of Number One

The Fate of Number One

A Deed of Daring

A Deed of Daring

The Girl on the Engine

The Girl on the Engine

The Runaway Boxcar

The Runaway Boxcar

The Substitute Fireman

The Substitute Fireman

The Limiteds Peril

The Limiteds Peril

A Perilous Chance

A Perilous Chance

Nerves of Steel

Nerves of Steel

A Girls Grit

A Matter of Seconds

A Matter of Seconds

The Watertank Plot

The Watertank Plot

A Test of Courage

A Test of Courage

A Mile a Minute

A Mile a Minute

The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children

The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children

Danger Ahead!

The Girl and the Special

The Girl and the Special

The Girl on the Bridge

The Girl on the Bridge

The Dynamite Train

The Dynamite Train

The Tramp Telegrapher

The Tramp Telegrapher

Crossed Wires

The Wrong Train Order

The Wrong Train Order

A Boy at the Throttle

A Boy at the Throttle

At the Risk of Her Life

At the Risk of Her Life

When Seconds Count

When Seconds Count

The Haunted Station

The Haunted Station

The Open Track

Tapped Wires

The Broken Wire

The Broken Wire

The Peril of the Rails

The Peril of the Rails

The Perilous Swing

The Perilous Swing

The Switchman's Story

The Switchman's Story

The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve

The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve

A Race for a Life

A Race for a Life

The Girl Who Dared

The Girl Who Dared

The Detective's Peril

The Detective's Peril

The Trapping of 'Peeler' White

The Trapping of 'Peeler' White

The Record Run

The Race for a Siding

The Race for a Siding

The Trail of Danger

The Trail of Danger

The Human Telegram

The Human Telegram

The Bridge of Danger

The Bridge of Danger

One Chance in a Hundred

One Chance in a Hundred

The Capture of Red Stanley

The Capture of Red Stanley

The Spiked Switch

The Spiked Switch

The Treasure Train

The Treasure Train

A Race Through the Air

A Race Through the Air

In Death's Pathway

In Death's Pathway

The Mysterious Cipher

The Mysterious Cipher

The Engineer's Honor

The Engineer's Honor

To Save the Road

To Save the Road

The Broken Brake

The Broken Brake

A Plunge from the Sky

A Plunge from the Sky

A Mystery of the Rails

A Mystery of the Rails

Hurled Through the Drawbridge

Hurled Through the Drawbridge

With the Aid of the Wrecker

With the Aid of the Wrecker

At Danger's Call

At Danger's Call

The Secret of the Box Car

The Secret of the Box Car

Ablaze on the Rails

Ablaze on the Rails

The Hoodoo of Division B

The Hoodoo of Division B

Defying Death

The Death Swing

The Death Swing

The Blocked Track

The Blocked Track

To Save the Special

To Save the Special

A Daring Chance

A Daring Chance

The Lost Messenger

The Lost Messenger

The Gate of Death

The Gate of Death

The Lone Point Mystery

The Lone Point Mystery

The Runaway Sleeper

The Runaway Sleeper

The Forgotten Train Order

The Forgotten Train Order

The Trial Run

The Lineman's Peril

The Lineman's Peril

The Midnight Express

The Midnight Express

The Vanishing Box Car

The Vanishing Box Car

A Race with Death

A Race with Death

The Mogul Mountain Mystery

The Mogul Mountain Mystery

The Fireman's Nemesis

The Fireman's Nemesis

The Wrecked Station

The Wrecked Station

The Railroad Claim Intrigue

The Railroad Claim Intrigue

The Death Siding

The Death Siding

The Prima Donna's Special

The Prima Donna's Special

The Sidetracked Sleeper

The Sidetracked Sleeper

The Hazards of Helen

The Hazards of Helen

Train Order Number Forty-Five

Train Order Number Forty-Five

The Governor's Special

The Governor's Special

The Broken Rail

The Broken Rail

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine

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