The Firing of the Patchwork Quilt

1912 | 9 minutes | 4.0 ★ (1)

The Firing of the Patchwork Quilt
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    A mother is waiting or her son, a railroad engineer, to return home. The night becomes stormy and she discovers that a broken railroad trestle lies atop the track. She must try to get word to him before his train reaches the trestle.

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    28 February 1912

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