Hazards of Helen Ep.13: The Escape on the Fast Freight 1915

Two yeggmen hold up Helen, on night duty at Ferndale, lock her in a closet, and escape. Later, standing on a bridge over the freight yards, Helen sees the two bandits aboard an outgoing freight, and drops onto the roof of the car from above as it crosses underneath. A chase along the roofs of the speeding cars ensues, all of the participants falling into the water as the freight crosses a river. The train is brought to a halt, Helen is rescued, the thieves are arrested, and Helen looks forward to next week’s hazard.

Genre: High Definition Short Films
Starring: Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, J. Gunnis Davis
Year: 1915
Color/BW: Black & White
Director: Paul Hurst
Decade: 1910s
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