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A Life in the Balance (1915)

Genre : Thriller

Runtime : 0M

Director : J.P. McGowan

Synopsis

King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the train commences to roll down hill. Helen sees King's peril, rides to a point just before a curve, crawls hand over hand across a rope which she has stretched across the track, and snatches King from the car moments before the car is dashed to pieces as it leaves the rails of the curve.

Actors

Helen Holmes
Helen Holmes
Helen
Leo D. Maloney
Leo D. Maloney
King - Brakeman
George A. Williams
George A. Williams
Corning - Conductor

Crews

J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
Director

Posters and backgrounds

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