A Life in the Balance (1915)
A Life in the Balance (1915)
King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the train commences to roll down hill. Helen sees King's peril, rides to a point just before a curve, crawls hand over hand across a rope which she has stretched across the track, and snatches King from the car moments before the car is dashed to pieces as it leaves the rails of the curve.

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Helen Holmes Helen Holmes As: Helen
Leo D. Maloney Leo D. Maloney As: King - Brakeman
George A. Williams George A. Williams As: Corning - Conductor
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King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the train commences to roll down hill. Helen sees King's peril, rides to a point just before a curve, crawls hand over hand across a rope which she has stretched across the track, and snatches King from the car moments before the car is dashed to pieces as it leaves the rails of the curve.


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Certification: NR

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Genres: Thriller

Language: No Language

Release Date: 03 April 1915

Country: US

Runtime: 12m

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Company: Kalem Company

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Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen

Leo D. Maloney

Leo D. Maloney

King - Brakeman

George A. Williams

George A. Williams

Corning - Conductor

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