"Red" Byrd and his aides succeed in learning that a large treasure is being shipped on a certain freight car under special guard. They overpower the relief operator at Helen's station and tamper with the signals so that the treasure train stops, while the crew runs ahead to investigate, leaving Spencer alone to guard the treasure.
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Helen Gibson as Helen
Harry Schumm as Red Byrd
Scott Pembroke as Jim Spencer
O. Filippi as Byrd's 1st Henchman
United States 10 June 1916
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02 September 1916
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06 May 1916
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29 April 1916
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