Crossed Wires(1915)
Crossed telephone wires enable Helen to overhear a plot between Joe and Bill, escaped convicts, to join a number of Chinese who are being smuggled into the country in a freight train.
Movie: Crossed Wires
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Helen
Conrad - Railroad Detective
Bill Stone - Convict
Joe Adams - Bill's Pal
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Crossed telephone wires enable Helen to overhear a plot between Joe and Bill, escaped convicts, to join a number of Chinese who are being smuggled into the country in a freight train.
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1915-12-11
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