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  1. Movies
  2. Mistaken Orders

Mistaken Orders

1925
25m

Status

Released

Release

1925

Runtime

25m

Storyline

Vincent Barton, the son of the vice-president of a railroad company, takes a job as the depot agent at Bynes. He fires one of Tony Sharkey's henchmen, scheming against the railroad, and, as a result, a fight takes place and a switching order is overlooked which nearly results in a major wreck. Realizing the situation at Hynes, Helen Barton, Vincent's sister, dashes to Hynes in her roadster and puts together a severed telegraph wire to put the station back in communications with headquarters. Meanwhile, Helen's sweetheart, Tom Lawson, is fighting with Sharkey in a run-away engine and it is headed for an open bridge over a river.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
25m
Jun 29, 1925
Director
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen Barton

Jack Perrin

Jack Perrin

Tom Lawson

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Tony Sharkey

Henry A. Barrows

Henry A. Barrows

Gen. Barton

Mack V. Wright

Mack V. Wright

The Day Agent

Alice Belcher

Alice Belcher

Jane Moriarity

Hal Walters

Vince Barton

Cecil Kellogg

The Night Operator

Arthur Millett

Tom Lawson's Father

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