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The Spiked Switch

The Spiked Switch

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Thriller
📜 Overview: Trent returns to the throttle too soon after his recovery from illness. On the following day Ruth, his daughter, and Hume plan to elope. Trent, with a new fireman, is suddenly taken with a weak spell and when the fireman becomes panic-stricken there is a scuffle which ends with the fireman thrown to the ground while the fast freight speeds on.
🌏 Languages Available: No Language
📆 Date Released: 1916-06-03
⌚ Running Time: 12 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

Helen Gibson original image
Helen
Helen Gibson
George A. Williams original image
Engineer Trent
George A. Williams
Roy Watson original image
The Chief Dispatcher
Roy Watson
Pearl Anibus original image
Ruth Trent - the Engineer's Daughter
Pearl Anibus
Scott Pembroke original image
Hume - the Fireman
Scott Pembroke

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