The Open Track
"The Open Track" is a short action film from the action series of short films "The Hazards of Helen". This is episode 63 from a total of 119 weekly one reel films produced by Kalem. Helen's cleverness exposes a band of counterfeiters who later succeed in turning the tables on the railroad detectives and tying the two men to the cowcatcher of a train which they then start off down the grade. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
The Open Track (1916)
J. Gunnis Davis
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Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
5.5/10
2 votes
Rating consensus
55/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~55/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Helen Gibson
Helen
Robyn Adair
1st Detective
Clarence Burton
2nd Detective
Franklyn Hall
1st Counterfeiter
George Robinson
2nd Counterfeiter
Glen Gano
3rd Counterfeiter
In “The Hazards of Helen”
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The Hazards of Helen
1917
In Danger's Path
1915
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine
1915
The Leap from the Water Tower
1915
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
1915
The Pay Train
1915
The Wrong Train Order
1915
The Death Train
1915
The Capture of Red Stanley
1916
The Treasure Train
1916
The Mysterious Cipher
1916
The Detective's Peril
1916
The Trapping of 'Peeler' White
1916
The Record Run
1916
The Race for a Siding
1916
The Governor's Special
1916
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The Open Track (1916)
J. Gunnis Davis
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