The Leap from the Water Tower (1915)
The Leap from the Water Tower (1915)
Rand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive making them useless on the long descent from the summit of Pine Hill to Lone Point the following day. Learning of the impending peril, Helen dashes to a water tower under which the train must pass, climbs out on the spout, leaps onto the roof of one of the cars, and warns the engineer in time. Helen's heroism wins her another offer of marriage, this time from Wadsworth, the freight engineer, but once again she opts for next weeks hazards instead.

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Helen Holmes Helen Holmes As: Helen
Leo D. Maloney Leo D. Maloney As: Wadsworth - a Freight Engineer
J.P. McGowan J.P. McGowan As: Rand - the Fireman
George A. Williams George A. Williams As: Cleland - the Trainmaster
M.J. Murchison M.J. Murchison As: Hanson - Line Repairman
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Rand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive making them useless on the long descent from the summit of Pine Hill to Lone Point the following day. Learning of the impending peril, Helen dashes to a water tower under which the train must pass, climbs out on the spout, leaps onto the roof of one of the cars, and warns the engineer in time. Helen's heroism wins her another offer of marriage, this time from Wadsworth, the freight engineer, but once again she opts for next weeks hazards instead.


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Certification: NR

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Genres: Thriller

Language: No Language

Release Date: 09 January 1915

Country: US

Runtime: 13m

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Company: Kalem Company

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Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen

Leo D. Maloney

Leo D. Maloney

Wadsworth - a Freight Engineer

J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

Rand - the Fireman

George A. Williams

George A. Williams

Cleland - the Trainmaster

M.J. Murchison

M.J. Murchison

Hanson - Line Repairman

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