29 January 1916 Thriller 12 mins
After binding Helen to prevent her from stopping the express train to have it await an armed guard, crooks board the train, disable the messenger and dynamite the safe. Helen later takes a short cut in an auto and overtakes the train, but the crooks leap from the speeding train into her car before she can warn the engineer and train crew.
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J. Gunnis Davis Director
United States 29 January 1916
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Agents of a foreign power are seeking to get possession of the plans of a new aeroplane motor invented by Dick Benton.
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Olaf writes his memoirs, before his execution. He tells of his life as a struggling farmer when Renie, stranded in the village, stays one night in his home and Olaf falls in love with her.
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