1915's OG girlboss outruns trains and patriarchy in 11 glorious minutes.
Irrepressible Helen Rhinelander, the daughter of a railroad president. A dastardly villain, Segrue, however, desires not only Helen but also the plans for a new railroad. Happily, Helen's childhood sweetheart, Paul Storm, now an engineer, is right there to protect the damsel-in-distress through the serial's 15 exciting chapters.
Stunts
Helen Holmes allegedly did her own train stunts — 1915!
Director
J.P. McGowan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Helen Holmes was one of silent film's first action stars, making her own stunts while male directors sweated.
This condensed version guts the original 15-chapter serial — imagine Netflix at 1.5x speed but it's 1915.
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