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The Open Track (1916)

Directed by J. Gunnis Davis

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.

Rated NR | Length 10 minutes

Actors

Helen Gibson | Robyn Adair | Clarence Burton | Franklin Hall | George Robinson | Glen Gano