(The Spiked Switch)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Thriller

Runtime:

12 minutes

Year:

1916

Directors:

J. Gunnis Davis

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Production companies:

Kalem Company

Actors:

Helen

Engineer Trent

The Chief Dispatcher

Ruth Trent - the Engineer's Daughter

Hume - the Fireman

Crews:

Story

Director