02 September 1916 Thriller 12 mins
Escaping after an early morning bank robbery, Gentleman Joe and his pal succeed in boarding a freight train headed toward Lone Point. Fearing rightly that a warning has been sent down the line, they secrete their loot in a box car, and, after noting its number, alight and seek cover until after the pursuit has cooled.
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Helen Gibson as Helen Gibson
George A. Williams as The Bank Official
Scott Pembroke as Gentleman Joe
George Routh as Gentleman Joe's Pal
United States 02 September 1916
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