The Firemans Nemesis (1917)

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The Firemans Nemesis
Joe the Wop employed in the roundhouse near Lone Point is notified that he has been promoted and will take his place that night as a fireman on the local freight On his way home he stops at the station to tell Helen the operator of his good fortune As Joe starts down the track towards home Scarlotta a member of a notorious vendetta that has marked Joe for death shoots him from ambush Helen sees Joe fall in the middle of the track and barely succeeds in dragging him to safety out of the path of the limited Joes wound is not serious and that night he takes his place as fireman on the freight Determined to get Joe Scarlotta visits the station where Helen is still at her key and after binding her and locking her in a closet throws the switch so that the freight will collide with the cars on the siding

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 weekly episodes. The series began with silent serial film queen Helen Holmes as the star - with an occasional actor taking over the lead. Eventually Helen Gibson took over the role of Helen. Unlike the cliffhanger serials of the era, The Hazards of Helen is actually a film series made up of near autonomous single reel twelve-minute melodramas. Most episodes of this series are presumed lost.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 13th, 1917
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Kalem Company