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A Boy at the Throttle

A Boy at the Throttle

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Thriller

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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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

12 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

25 December 1915

Country

United States of America

Cast

Helen Gibson

Helen Gibson

Helen

Franklyn Hall

Franklyn Hall

Odell - Engineer

Clarence Burton

Clarence Burton

Layson - Station Agent

Clement Graw

Clement Graw

Pinture - Fireman

Tom Trent

Tom Trent

Bobbie Layson - the Boy at the Throttle

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