The Open Track (1916)
"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.
Director: J. Gunnis Davis
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Helen Gibson as Helen |
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Robyn Adair as 1st Detective |
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Clarence Burton as 2nd Detective |
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Franklyn Hall as 1st Counterfeiter |
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George Robinson as 2nd Counterfeiter |
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Glen Gano as 3rd Counterfeiter |
| Directing | J. Gunnis Davis | Director |