The Open Track

1916 | 10 minutes | 5.5 ★ (2)

The Open Track
  • Overview

    "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.

  • Release Date

    22 January 1916

  • DirectingJ. Gunnis Davis
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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