The Spiked Switch

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Released June 3rd, 1916, 'The Spiked Switch' stars Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Pearl Anibus, Scott Pembroke The NR movie has a runtime of about , and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from top users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .

'The Spiked Switch' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 3rd, 1916

The Hazards of Helen

Long running movie series adventure train films. This thrill-a-minute series was the longest running of the entire silent film era. It was produced between 1914 and 1917, and consisted of 119 almost weekly episodes. The series began with silent serial film queen Helen Holmes as the star - with an occasional actor taking over the lead. Eventually Helen Gibson took over the role of Helen. Unlike the cliffhanger serials of the era, The Hazards of Helen is actually a film series made up of near autonomous single reel twelve-minute melodramas. Most episodes of this series are presumed lost.