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Perils of the Rail (1925)

Perils of the Rail poster
Directed by
J. P. McGowan
Genre
action film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman faces dangers on a railroad. She gets into chases and fights.

fast-pacedsilent-erahistoricalstunt-heavyaction-drivenold-fashionedstraightforward

What happens

Perils of the Rail is a 1925 silent film action film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes. IMDb trivia has the film being shot in 1924 but not released until 1925. The film survives as it is on DVD and a copy viewed by the AFI. The Library of Congress online source indicates "no holdings" or that it is lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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