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The Open Track(1916)
Status: Released
Date: 1916-01-22
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Time: 0h 10m
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"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.
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Countries:
United States of America
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Kalem Company
Movie: The Open Track
Top 6 Billed Cast
Helen Gibson
Helen
Robyn Adair
1st Detective
Clarence Burton
2nd Detective
Franklyn Hall
1st Counterfeiter
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"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.
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1916-01-22
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