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The Railroad Raiders
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The Railroad Raiders

1917-04-09 · 360 min · Not rated

Adventure · Action

A silent movie serial now lost. CHAPTER TITLES: 1. Circumstantial Evidence; 2. A Double Steal; 3. Inside Treachery; 4. A Race for a Fortune; 5. A Woman's Wit; 6. The Overland Disaster; 7. Mistaken Identity; 8. A Knotted Cord; 9. A Leap for Life; 10. A Watery Grave; 11. A Desperate Deed; 12. A Fight for a Franchise; 13. The Road Wrecker; 14. The Trap; 15. The Mystery of the Counterfeit Tickets.

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Directors
J.P. McGowan, Helen Holmes, Paul Hurst
Production companies
Signal Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Helen HolmesHelen HolmesHelen Holmes
Leo D. MaloneyLeo D. MaloneyWallace Burke
Thomas G. LinghamThomas G. LinghamMorton Webb
Paul HurstSteve Arnold (as Paul C. Hurst)
J.P. McGowanJ.P. McGowanThomas Desmond
William BruntonRoy Wilson
William N. ChapmanDavid Holmes / Sam Lowenstein
William BuhlerHomer Frost
Frank Hemphill'Buck' Masters (as F.L. Hemphill)
William BehrensOfficer Tommy Marshall
Marvin MartinLightfingered Tom

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