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The Open Switch (1925)

The Open Switch poster
Directed by
J. P. McGowan
Genre
action film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A railroad film from the silent era. A person must deal with a dangerous situation involving a train switch.

fast-pacedperilousnostalgicstakes-drivenphysicalaction-orientedbreezy

What happens

The Open Switch is a 1925 American silent film directed by J. P. McGowan and starring Helen Holmes, Jack Perrin, and Slim Whitaker. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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