The Girl at the Throttle

The Girl at the Throttle

The Girl at the Throttle

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The Girl at the Throttle

1914

0h 12m

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Overview

Helen, the telegrapher at Downing Junction, receives word that an engineer has been accidentally shot by a partridge hunter, and the runaway train will collide with the Eastbound Express. Helen jumps onto a nearby standing locomotive, opens it up full throttle, catches up the Express, warns the engineer of the impending danger

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Helen Holmes

Helen

Helen Holmes

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William Ehfe

Blake - the Fireman

William Ehfe

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Jack Hoxie

Hanson, the Hunter

Jack Hoxie

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Charles Wells

Benton, the Engineer

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Ethel Clisbee

Mrs. Blake

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