The Spiked Switch (1916)

06/03/1916 (US) • 12m

Thriller

Overview

Trent returns to the throttle too soon after his recovery from illness. On the following day Ruth, his daughter, and Hume plan to elope. Trent, with a new fireman, is suddenly taken with a weak spell and when the fireman becomes panic-stricken there is a scuffle which ends with the fireman thrown to the ground while the fast freight speeds on.

Top Billed Cast

George A. Williams

Engineer Trent

Roy Watson

The Chief Dispatcher

Pearl Anibus

Ruth Trent - the Engineer's Daughter

Scott Pembroke

Hume - the Fireman


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Part of the The Hazards of Helen

Includes The Hazards of Helen, In Danger's Path, The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine

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Status

Released

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Keywords

lost film

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