(A Life in the Balance)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Thriller

Runtime:

12 minutes

Year:

1915

Directors:

J.P. McGowan

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Production companies:

Kalem Company

Actors:

Helen

King - Brakeman

Corning - Conductor

Crews:

Director