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A Boy at the Throttle
A Boy at the Throttle
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  2. A Boy at the Throttle

A Boy at the Throttle

1915
12m
Thriller

Status

Released

Release

1915

Runtime

12m

Storyline

Climbing into a cab of a freight engine, Bobbie Layson, the son of a station pulls the throttle open. The alarm goes out and Helen, stationed at Lone Point, is ordered to derail the runaway and thus prevent it from running head-on into the approaching passenger train. Fearing for his son's life, Layson phones Helen

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
12m
Dec 25, 1915
Languages
No Language
Director
J. Gunnis Davis
Production
Kalem Company
Kalem Company
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

5 Cast Members

Helen Gibson

Helen Gibson

Helen

Franklyn Hall

Franklyn Hall

Odell - Engineer

Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Layson - Station Agent

Clement Graw

Pinture - Fireman

Tom Trent

Bobbie Layson - the Boy at the Throttle

The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen
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