MOVIE
A Boy at the Throttle
Climbing into a cab of a freight engine, Bobbie Layson, the son of a station pulls the throttle open. The alarm goes out and Helen, stationed at Lone Point, is ordered to derail the runaway and thus prevent it from running head-on into the approaching passenger train. Fearing for his son's life, Layson phones Helen
Release / first air1915-12-25
Original languageEN
GenresThriller
DirectorJ. Gunnis Davis
WriterEdward T. Matlack
BudgetNot available
RevenueNot available
ProductionKalem Company
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Helen GibsonHelen
Franklyn HallOdell - Engineer
Clarence BurtonLayson - Station Agent
Clement GrawPinture - FiremanTom TrentBobbie Layson - the Boy at the ThrottlePart of the Collection
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