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The Spiked Switch (1916)

NR Jun 03, 1916 Thriller 0h 12m
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Trent returns to the throttle too soon after his recovery from illness. On the following day Ruth, his daughter, and Hume plan to elope. Trent, with a new fireman, is suddenly taken with a weak spell and when the fireman becomes panic-stricken there is a scuffle which ends with the fireman thrown to the ground while the fast freight speeds on.

J. Gunnis Davis
Director
Edward T. Matlack
Story

Part of the The Hazards of Helen

Includes The Spiked Switch and other great movies.

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Helen Gibson
Helen Gibson

Helen
George A. Williams
George A. Williams

Engineer Trent
Roy Watson
Roy Watson

The Chief Dispatcher
Pearl Anibus
Pearl Anibus

Ruth Trent - the Engineer's Daughter
Scott Pembroke
Scott Pembroke

Hume - the Fireman

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