The Broken Brake

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The Broken Brake

1916

0h 12m

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Overview

In a scuffle between the assistant foreman and a discharged employee at the mountain construction camp the latter's revolver is fired, bringing about a dynamite explosion that severely injures many of the men.

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Helen Gibson

Helen

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George A. Williams

The Doctor

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George Routh

Johnson - the Construction Foreman

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Scott Pembroke

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