Helen Holmes

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Helen Holmes was an American silent film actress, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntwoman. She is most notable for starring in the 1914–1917 film series The Hazards of Helen.

Most Popular Helen Holmes Trailers

Total trailers found: 93

Crossed Signals Trailer (1926)

28 September 1926

A federal agent is sent to a small town to bust up a counterfeiting ring, which is apparently headquartered in the local railway station.

The Plot at the Railroad Cut Trailer (1914)

21 November 1914

In the second entry of the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, is temporarily assigned as a telegraph operator at Quarry Depot; bad blood springs up between two men who are seeking Helen's favor, but to whom she has remained impartial.

The Girl at the Throttle Trailer (1914)

28 November 1914

Helen, the telegrapher at Downing Junction, receives word that an engineer has been accidentally shot by a partridge hunter, and the runaway train will collide with the Eastbound Express.

40-Horse Hawkins Trailer (1924)

21 April 1924

Luke Hawkins, the jack-of-all-trades of the western town of Lariat, falls in love with Mary Darling, the leading lady in a traveling theatrical troupe (of the old-fashioned "mortgage melodrama" variety).

The Escape on the Limited Trailer (1914)

26 December 1914

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.

Dude Cowboy Trailer (1941)

12 December 1941

A Nevada rancher goes undercover for the U. S. Secret Service to help capture a gang of counterfeiters.

Barriers of the Law Trailer (1925)

26 March 1925

When a woman who belongs to a bootlegging gang asks the gang for help when her father is arrested, they refuse.

The Leap from the Water Tower Trailer (1915)

09 January 1915

Rand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive making them useless on the long descent from the summit of Pine Hill to Lone Point the following day.

The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight Trailer (1915)

06 February 1915

Two tramps hold up small-town Ferndale's railway station night operator Helen, lock her in a closet, and escape.

The Californian Trailer (1937)

18 July 1937

Native son returns from school in Spain to California in 1855 and finds corrupt politicians stealing land from old California families.

The Girl at Lone Point Trailer (1915)

27 March 1915

Helen catches two yeggmen who have broken into a freight car which has been detached from a train because of a hot box and are attempting to rifle the safe.

The Girl and the Game Trailer (1915)

02 January 1915

Irrepressible Helen Rhinelander, the daughter of a railroad president. A dastardly villain, Segrue, however, desires not only Helen but also the plans for a new railroad.

The Car of Death Trailer (1914)

28 August 1914

In this film Helen Holmes was clearly rehearsing for the role that brought to her fame and recognition in a serial that started getting released two months later.

The Death Train Trailer (1915)

06 March 1915

The smashed corner of a trunk containing counterfeiting paraphernalia reveals to Helen that there is treachery afoot at Lone Point.

The Railroad Raiders Trailer (1917)

09 April 1917

A silent movie serial now lost. CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Circumstantial Evidence; 2. A Double Steal; 3. Inside Treachery; 4.

The Lost Mail Sack Trailer (1914)

07 October 1914

A piece of lumber projecting from the side of a freight car picks up the mail sack hanging from the crane at Bell Station.

The Fatal Fortune Trailer (1919)

15 December 1919

A young newspaperwoman travels to a South Seas island to search for buried treasure.

The Manager of the B & A Trailer (1916)

25 September 1916

Dan Oakley becomes a railroad manager and his attempt to slash expenses by layoffs and lengthening hours incurs the workers' wrath.

The Fast Mail's Danger Trailer (1915)

23 January 1915

Down and out, Bob, an engineer, drifts into town. His condition excites Helen's sympathy. Using her influence, the girl secures him a position with the railroad.

The Box Car Trap Trailer (1915)

01 May 1915

Jim, determined to ruin a box car brake test, hides inside, removes the flooring, and ruins the brake apparatus.

The Lone Hand Trailer (1922)

16 October 1922

Wyoming cattleman Laramie Lad takes a vacation by visiting an old friend who runs a summer resort, but before he can relax, he meets Jane Sheridan and her father, Al Sheridan, who are fighting off a group of swindlers who want the old man's mining property.

The Fate of Number One Trailer (1915)

13 July 1915

Their demand for money having gone unheeded, Garibaldi and his gang wreck Number One. Howard, who attempts to interfere, is battered into insensibility.

Kaintucky Bill Trailer (1914)

07 July 1914

The old sheriff dies. In jest, the mountaineers nominate Kaintucky Bill, the worst moonshiner in the state, for the office.

The Diamond Runners Trailer (1916)

28 August 1916

Helen, a "diamond runner," reaches South Africa.

The Midnight Limited Trailer (1915)

03 July 1915

Under the influence of liquor, Griffin foolishly displays a roll of bills. Wheeler and Walter, yeggmen, see the money and trail the traveler to the station.

The Watertank Plot Trailer (1915)

09 October 1915

Fearing lest Cameron's horse beat the pony he has plunged on, Tony Dorgan orders one of his men to bribe the stableman to drug the animal.

The Broken Train Trailer (1915)

22 May 1915

Helen spotting two jewel robbers sever the telegraph wires and hop onto a passing freight, jumps into a racing auto and takes off in pursuit.

A Railroader's Bravery Trailer (1915)

29 May 1915

When Helen learns that wiretappers have make a prisoner of Henry, the relief operator, she severs the wire being tapped, boards a freight train, uncouples the engine, and pursues the tappers, who are in a gasoline speeder.

Outwitted Trailer (1925)

01 January 1925

After being captured by T-Man Jack Blaisdell and sentenced to 20 years of hard labor on a counterfeiting rap, Tiger McGuire is sprung from jail by his old gang.

Battling Brewster Trailer (1924)

01 December 1924

An action movie serial that premiered in 1924

Judith of the Cumberlands Trailer (1916)

31 July 1916

Two rival mountain clans that have been feuding for years begin a new battle over the moonshine whiskey trade.

Whispering Smith Trailer (1926)

28 March 1926

Railroad foreman Murray Sinclair is dismissed by George McCloud, division superintendent, for ransacking wrecks.

Near Eternity Trailer (1915)

19 June 1915

A quarryman, dismissed because of intoxication, blames Billy, the mail clerk, and seeks revenge. He steals several sticks of dynamite, climbs to the top of the mail crane and ties to the explosives to the mail bag.

Stormy Seas Trailer (1923)

01 July 1923

Two men in love with the same girl race to save her when she is trapped aboard a ship on fire in storm-swept seas.

When Rogues Fall Out Trailer (1915)

25 December 1915

Holmes, the president of the S.L. Railway, has been trying very hard to secure a new franchise for his company.

The Girl Engineer Trailer (1915)

17 April 1915

A crooked mine owner attempts to hijack his rival's shipment of ore, but Helen foils his plot by jumping onto the engine and pulling the throttle wide open, eventually exposing the unscrupulous villain.

The Lost Express Trailer (1917)

17 September 1917

A train that is carrying the formula for a valuable form of granulated gasoline disappears before it reaches its destination.

Hills of Missing Men Trailer (1922)

26 February 1922

A US Army officer is sent undercover into the hills of Mexico's Baja California region to find and bring down the madman Crando and his group of crazed followers, who are setting up their own criminal empire spreading from Mexico into the United States.

A Perilous Chance Trailer (1915)

21 August 1915

Bull, Reno and Red make a getaway after holding up the Limited. Helen later sees the men and summons the detectives.

The Operator at Black Rock Trailer (1914)

05 August 1914

The holdup of the Fast Mail; the runaway train, and the leap on horseback from a fifty-foot cliff arn

Mistaken Orders Trailer (1925)

29 June 1925

Vincent Barton, the son of the vice-president of a railroad company, takes a job as the depot agent at Bynes.

The Black Diamond Express Trailer (1914)

19 December 1914

When Dick, an aeronaut is wrongly accused of shooting Dan, a trouble-making, quarrelsome cowboy, Helen aids his escape on the outgoing Black Diamond Express.

The More the Merrier Trailer (1943)

13 May 1943

It's World War II and there is a severe housing shortage everywhere - especially in Washington, D.C. where Connie Milligan rents an apartment.

A Life in the Balance Trailer (1915)

03 April 1915

King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point.

The Railroad Raiders of '62 Trailer (1915)

20 March 1915

Lockwood, the old, one-armed flagman at Lone Point, tells Helen and a young soldier of his experiences during the Civil War, and how he lost his arm.

The Stolen Engine Trailer (1914)

05 December 1914

A pair of crooks steal a valuable package, hold up the crew of a freight engine, and compel the engineer to aid their escape.

A Deed of Daring Trailer (1915)

17 July 1915

Upon learning that a gang of smugglers are using freight cars to bring Chinamen across the border, the railroad officials order all employees to keep a strict watch for traffic of this nature.

The Flaw in the Alibi Trailer (1914)

29 June 1914

It shows how a scheming bank employee manages to get an alibi and fix the guilt of his theft on the assistant cashier.

A Girl's Grit Trailer (1915)

18 September 1915

After robbing the bank at Orlock, Cherry and Newton make their getaway. When on the outskirts of Lone Point, the men cut the telephone wires.

The Engineer's Peril Trailer (1915)

20 February 1915

Helen, the operator at Hobart, warns her friend Anna, the operator at Montville, that Tim Hudson, a notorious swindler, is headed for Montville.

The Broken Circuit Trailer (1915)

16 January 1915

Attempting to prevent an armed robbery in the paymaster's office, Helen is bound and gagged, and the thieves escape on a hand car.

A Race for a Crossing Trailer (1915)

24 April 1915

Sharky, a rival road agent, plots to spoil a trial run to be made on Helen's road that will win a mail contract.

Perils of the Rail Trailer (1926)

22 October 1926

A section boss for the railroad sets out to catch a gang of thieves who have been stealing ore shipments from his company's trains.

The Broken Rail Trailer (1915)

04 September 1915

Spang, a tramp telegrapher, is knocked down by a freight car while walking up the siding near Lone Point.

A Desperate Leap Trailer (1915)

27 November 1915

As the freight train on which are riding Mike and Leary, two knights of the road, passes the station at Hynes, the tramps steal the mail bag which had been placed on the crane by the postmaster of that place.

The Substitute Fireman Trailer (1915)

07 August 1915

A warm friendship springs up between Quirkly and Helen, when the fireman saves the girl's life. In his desire to be near Helen, Quirkly obtains a room in the house where the girl telegrapher boards.

The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine Trailer (1915)

07 May 1915

Helen, informed of the danger which menaces an excursion train because another engine on the same track is running wild, mounts a motorcycle and speeds down the track to warn the passengers of their imminent peril.

The Runaway Boxcar Trailer (1915)

02 August 1915

Disguised as car repairmen, Mealius and Denney get aboard the express car, overpower the express messenger and steal a valuable package being forwarded to Arlington.

Train Order Number Forty-Five Trailer (1915)

28 August 1915

Borden, who nurses a secret grievance against Helen, awaits an opportunity for revenge. The girl telegrapher receives a message which informs her that the freight of which Easton is conductor, is to wait at Workman until the Fast Mail passes.

A Matter of Seconds Trailer (1915)

25 September 1915

Dawson, a newcomer to the division, meets Helen while the girl is riding in the freight engine with Star, his engineer.