A Race with Death Trailer (1916)
30 December 1916 Thriller 12 mins
Film #112 in the Hazards of Helen series.
Watch the official A Race with Death 1916 trailer in HD below.
30 December 1916 Thriller 12 mins
Film #112 in the Hazards of Helen series.
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Helen Gibson as Helen
George A. Williams as Purdy - the Rancher
Scott Pembroke as The Night Operator
George Routh as The Ranch Foreman
Juanita Sponsler as Edith Purdy - the Rancher's Daughter
Walter Morton Director
United States 30 December 1916
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