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The Broken Train (1915)

Directed by J.P. McGowan

Overview

Helen spotting two jewel robbers sever the telegraph wires and hop onto a passing freight, jumps into a racing auto and takes off in pursuit. In the meantime, the freight’s brakes fail, and the train breaks in two. Helen, on a road parallel to the tracks, leaps onto a flat car, runs forward, informs the train crew what has happened, and captures the crooks.

Rated NR | Length 12 minutes

Actors

Helen Holmes | J.P. McGowan | Leo D. Maloney | Rex Downs