Kalem Company Movie Trailers

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The Wheel of Death Trailer (1913)

16 June 1913

John Brown, the mate on a river steamboat, rescues a small boy from the clutches of a villainous deckhand, thereby gaining the roustabout's bitter enmity.

The Driver Of The Deadwood Coach Trailer (1912)

07 December 1912

A young boy foils outlaw "Bad Bill" from stealing a gold shipment in this classic Western short.

The Hoodoo of Division B Trailer (1916)

16 September 1916

The new superintendent scoffs at the men's fear of Engine 3615, and declares that it must be put into service at once.

The Record Run Trailer (1916)

08 April 1916

The story is built around the rivalry of two railroads, and the record run that is to decide the awarding of large mail contracts.

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.

Winning a Widow Trailer (1912)

05 July 1912

While crossing the Atlantic, Jim White, an American tourist, is attracted by a charming young widow. He succeeds in making the lady's acquaintance through her four-year-old son and thereafter he becomes a persistent suitor and shadow.

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

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.

At the Risk of Her Life Trailer (1916)

01 January 1916

Tony, a half-breed Mexican is kicked from pillar to post, but he grasps a chance for revenge on society when he peers through the station window and sees Helen, the operator at Lone Point, opening the express company bag containing a valuable shipment to a local rancher.

The Girl on the Bridge Trailer (1915)

20 November 1915

Communicating with his pals outside, Daly informs them as to the date upon which he is to be taken from the jail to State's prison.

The Detective's Peril Trailer (1916)

25 March 1916

Hanging from a rope over the track, the detective seems certain to plunge to death when the oncoming train splits the knot of the rope which has been tied to a rail and slung over the bridge girder.

Ablaze on the Rails Trailer (1916)

09 September 1916

Helen, by a courageous leap from a motorcycle, reaches the burning boxcar in which the detectives are imprisoned and succeeds in applying the brakes in time to bring it to a stop and save them from almost certain death.

The Mogul Mountain Mystery Trailer (1917)

06 January 1917

Bert Morgan and "Squint" Booth are freight agents for rival railroads concerned in getting the contract for hauling the gold ore produced by the Mogul Mountain mine.

The Mayor from Ireland Trailer (1912)

30 November 1912

Shamus, humiliated at a Country Dance by Bridget leaves Kerry to travel to New York, where he meets with success.

A Bathtub Bandit Trailer (1917)

02 November 1917

Bathtub movers on the job.

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 Trapping of 'Peeler' White Trailer (1916)

01 April 1916

Dick Benton is making a game attempt to start life all over again, after escaping from prison where he was confined for a crime he did not commit.

Driving Home the Cows Trailer (1912)

01 January 1912

While driving home the cows one evening, a boy decides to go to war. He falls to win his parents' consent as they have already given the lives of two sons to the great cause.

Don Caesar de Bazan Trailer (1915)

26 June 1915

Don Jose encourages the King in his infatuation for Maritana, a dancing girl, believing that when the Queen discovers the clandestine love affair, she, in revenge, will listen to his suit.

The Vanishing Box Car Trailer (1916)

23 December 1916

Film 111 of the Hazards of Helen film series

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 Lineman's Peril Trailer (1916)

09 December 1916

Film #109 in the Hazards of Helen series

A Race with Death Trailer (1916)

30 December 1916

Film #112 in the Hazards of Helen series.

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 Confederate Ironclad Trailer (1912)

04 October 1912

During the Civil War, Elinor, a pretty Northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt-- Little does anyone suspect she works as a spy.

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.

Railroad Raiders of '62 Trailer (1911)

15 June 1911

Union raiders infiltrate Confederate territory by train. Early film version of the Civil War incident on which Buster Keaton's The General and Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase was based.

The Little Gluers Trailer (1912)

18 November 1912

The Kerry Gow is a 1912 short

Out of the Jaws of Death Trailer (1913)

28 June 1913

Chadwick, the overseer, aspires to win the hand of the beautiful Dorothy Jackson, who owns the plantation.

The Colonel's Escape Trailer (1912)

23 June 1912

A short Western in which a colonel and a resistance fighter help each other out in times of war.

The Girl Detective Trailer (1915)

02 January 1915

A series of 2-reel thrillers in which a society girl has a position as a special investigator for the police and works on various cases where her unique talents can help to solve crimes.

The Treasure Ship Trailer (1914)

25 May 1914

The "Treasure Ship" is not a real ship, but a model constructed by Captain Bascom during ten years of enforced solitude on a South Sea island after the wreck of the "Golden Cloud.

Her Husband's Friend Trailer (1914)

07 January 1914

Believing her husband no longer loves her, Alice Lund consents to elope with Cater. She writes the man a note to this effect.

The Fiend at the Throttle Trailer (1915)

15 May 1915

Rita, a telegraph operator, informed that a freight train which is due to pass her station filled with high explosives is about to be overtaken by a passenger train on the same track with a madman at the controls, leaps onto a handcar, which she crashes into the passenger train and thus stops it; she jumps onto the cowcatcher, and into the cab of the engine, where, after a hard struggle with the fiend, she manages to overcome him and sidetrack the passenger train thus preventing disaster.

The Hazards of Helen Trailer (1917)

24 February 1917

The Hazards of Helen is an American melodramatic adventure film serial of 119 twelve-minute episodes released between November 7, 1914 and February 24, 1917.

Out in the Rain Trailer (1914)

13 February 1914

Henry goes to the club after promising his wife to be home early. Falling in with a congenial crowd, he drinks not too wisely, but too well.

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.

The Tigers of the Hills Trailer (1914)

25 February 1914

Miller conceives a bitter hatred for Howard, his successful rival for the hand of Ruth, daughter of Colonel Cameron, commandant of a western array post.

The Maker of Dreams Trailer (1915)

02 August 1915

It is Mrs. Merwin's desire that her son, Harold, marry Rena, an heiress. To this end, she gives a week-end party in the heiress's honor.

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.

Honor Thy Father Trailer (1915)

25 June 1915

Although it means the mortgaging of their home, Roger Dayton's parents send him to law school. Selfish and ungrateful, the boy forgets all about the old folks after his graduation.

A Victim of Heredity Trailer (1913)

26 May 1913

A gang of thieves is captured and brought to justice. Some weeks later the woman of the party dies in prison and her baby, Jane, is adopted.

The Padrone's Plot Trailer (1913)

01 December 1913

Tony Vallenci, just over from Italy, is offered a job by Pietro Valli, an unscrupulous padrone. Ignorant of American money, Tony signs a contract calling for a wage of sixty cents a day.

The Sign of the Broken Shackles Trailer (1915)

03 November 1915

Basil, sent to a West Indian island to look after his brother's interests, so antagonizes the planters that they form a secret organization for the purpose of throwing off the Harcourt yoke.

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 Swamp Fox Trailer (1914)

30 April 1914

Long before he was the subject of a Walt Disney TV miniseries, Revolutionary-era guerilla leader Francis Marion, aka the Swamp Fox, was the "star" of this three-reel Kalem costume drama.

Grey Eagle's Revenge Trailer (1914)

08 August 1914

Shooting blindly, the redskin slays his best friend.

The Penalty of Intemperance Trailer (1912)

28 June 1912

John comes home intoxicated and his brutal actions compel Kate to seek the protection of the law. He is arrested for cruelty and non-support and sent to the Island.

A Double Elopement Trailer (1916)

21 July 1916

Sis is the maid in the Higgins home, adjoining that of Prof. Doolittle, a physical culture specialist.

A Railroad Wooing Trailer (1913)

19 November 1913

A short romantic comedy about two women whose canoe capsizes; they are then rescued by two train engineers.

The Love Magnet Trailer (1916)

10 October 1916

Ham & Bud fight over the ladies.

The Poisoned Dart Trailer (1916)

06 December 1916

Barbara was amazed when she found out that Ripley was bringing her a Malaysian cat from the Orient. But what Ripley didn't know was that he was being followed by three Malaysians.

The Net of Deceit Trailer (1915)

25 October 1915

Unable to purchase the formula of the explosive about to be sold to the government by Mallott, the representative of a foreign power orders Le Farge and Gabrielle to obtain it.

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.

The Alien Trailer (1913)

07 May 1913

Paolo, a skilled mechanic in a modler's factory in Italy, defends his friend Brocco, when the latter is discharged and incurs the foreman's enmity.