The Plot at the Railroad Cut

Nov 21, 1914

0h 13m

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Overview

In the second entry of the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, is temporarily assigned as a telegraph operator at Quarry Depot; bad blood springs up between two men who are seeking Helen's favor, but to whom she has remained impartial.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

Kalem Company

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Cast

Helen

Helen Holmes

Haddon, the Contractor

George A. Williams

Gregg - Haddon's Assistant

William Ehfe

Benton, the Foreman

Paul Hurst

15 chapter adventure serial: 1. Facing the Crisis 2. Vanishing Diamonds 3. Woman of Mystery 4. Haunted House 5. Perils of the City 6. Cipher Message 7. Bandit Raiders 8. Impostor's Scheme 9. Falsely Accused 10. Path of Danger 11. The Abduction 12. The Trial Run 13. The False Summons 14. Black Treasure 15. Retribution

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Jul 20, 1936

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C.O.D.

Mar 17, 1932

A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....

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A Lesson in Bridge

Mar 4, 1914

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Gehenna

Apr 29, 2025

In this recently found and restored banned underground classic from 1984, four girls go into a bathroom to hide in the middle of a war and, after an impulsive act by one of them, they find themselves trapped there. As panic gives way to despair, tragedy approaches.

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Nov 7, 1973

A reformed criminal is blackmailed when three girls are murdered.

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The Film Lost To Time

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A film buff's obsession with an elusive, possibly nonexistent film spirals into a dangerous descent, blurring the line between reality and madness.

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The Capture of Red Stanley

May 27, 1916

Red Stanley's band has successfully robbed the express car and the members are making good their escape when they come upon Helen and her girl chum riding in the woods. The girls are set upon but they succeed by desperate riding in making their escape temporarily and, when danger seems near again, are saved by the approaching railroad detectives searching for the Stanley band. A running fight results in the capture of one of the band, but Stanley and his chief aide escape. Under cover of darkness, as Helen is working alone in the desolate station, the two enter and bind and gag her.

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The Treasure Train

Jun 10, 1916

"Red" Byrd and his aides succeed in learning that a large treasure is being shipped on a certain freight car under special guard. They overpower the relief operator at Helen's station and tamper with the signals so that the treasure train stops, while the crew runs ahead to investigate, leaving Spencer alone to guard the treasure.

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The Mysterious Cipher

Jun 24, 1916

Chilton, a crooked dealer in antiques, decides on a daring scheme to recoup his finances by defrauding the railroad. A car-load of cheap furniture is shipped with a valuation of $40,000 on it. Blanding, the tool of Chilton and his partner, awaits at Lone Point a telegram giving the number of the car.

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The Death Train

Mar 6, 1915

The smashed corner of a trunk containing counterfeiting paraphernalia reveals to Helen that there is treachery afoot at Lone Point. Detectives capture two of the trio, but one of them gets away, pursued by Helen, across a high railroad trestle. Seventh of the "Hazards of Helen" Railroad Series.

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Sep 1, 1926

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The Climax

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Young Italian girl wants to become a great opera singer.

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The Watertank Plot

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Jul 3, 1916

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The Girl on the Engine

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