Hazards of Helen Ep. 26: Wild Engine, The, Helen Holmes 1915

Helen, informed of the danger which menaces an excursion train because another engine on the same track is running wild, mounts a motorcycle and speeds down the track to warn the passengers of their imminent peril. Nearing a river trestle under repair, she hurtles into the river; undaunted, she swims to the opposite bank and flags down the excursion train in the nick of time, causing the engineer to run his train onto a siding just a few moments before the runaway dashes by.

Genre: High Definition Short Films
Starring: Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, Rex Downs
Year: 1915
Color/BW: Black & White
Director: J.P. McGowan
Decade: 1910s
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