
A Boy at the Throttle
1915-12-25 · 12 min · Not rated
Climbing into a cab of a freight engine, Bobbie Layson, the son of a station pulls the throttle open. The alarm goes out and Helen, stationed at Lone Point, is ordered to derail the runaway and thus prevent it from running head-on into the approaching passenger train. Fearing for his son's life, Layson phones Helen
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- J. Gunnis Davis
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- Kalem Company
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Helen GibsonHelen
Franklyn HallOdell - Engineer
Clarence BurtonLayson - Station AgentTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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