26 December 1914 Thriller 12 mins
Brandt, a defaulting cashier, hiding in Lone Point in his effort to throw detectives off his track, cuts the wires of Helen's telephone to prevent her from calling for help, binds and gags her, and boards the outgoing Limited. Freed by Detective Sheridan, the two of them get into a gasoline speeder standing on the sidetrack and pursue the Limited.
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Helen Holmes as Helen
J.P. McGowan as Brandt - a Defaulting Cashier
Leo D. Maloney as Sheridan - Central Office Detective
United States 26 December 1914
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25 November 1914
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To err is human, but in the end, goodness of heart will prevail and the one who has committed an offense against man-made laws may come out of the mire and develop into a law abiding and god-fearing citizen.
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A doctor kills and embalms a woman in order to preserve her beauty.
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Falsely accused of the theft of a million dollars in securities from the safe of his wealthy employer, an honest young private secretary finds himself powerless to prove his innocence because of the perjury of an unprincipled butler who has been bribed to testify against him.
15 November 1914
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