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The Detective's Peril

1916Movie13 minNR

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Summary

Hanging from a rope over the track, the detective seems certain to plunge to death when the oncoming train splits the knot of the rope which has been tied to a rail and slung over the bridge girder.

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Released
1916
March 25, 1916
110 years ago
Genre
Thriller
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
3 people
Directing · 1
J. Gunnis Davis Director

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Film 1
The Plot at the Railroad Cut (1914)
Film 2
The Girl at the Throttle (1914)
Film 3
The Stolen Engine (1914)
Film 4
The Flying Freight's Captive (1914)
Film 5
The Black Diamond Express (1914)
Film 6
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Film 7
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Film 8
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Film 9
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Film 10
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Film 11
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Film 12
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight (1915)
GoodWatch score 61
Film 13
The Red Signal (1915)
Film 14
The Engineer's Peril (1915)
Film 15
The Open Drawbridge (1915)
Film 16
The Death Train (1915)
Film 17
The Night Operator at Buxton (1915)
Film 18
The Railroad Raiders of '62 (1915)
Film 19
The Girl at Lone Point (1915)
Film 20
A Life in the Balance (1915)
Film 21
The Girl on the Trestle (1915)
Film 22
The Girl Engineer (1915)
Film 23
A Race for a Crossing (1915)
Film 24
The Box Car Trap (1915)
Film 25
The Hazards of Helen Ep26: The Wild Engine (1915)
GoodWatch score 62
Film 26
The Fiend at the Throttle (1915)
Film 27
The Broken Train (1915)
Film 28
A Railroader's Bravery (1915)
Film 29
The Human Chain (1915)
Film 30
The Pay Train (1915)
GoodWatch score 56
Film 31
Near Eternity (1915)
Film 32
In Danger's Path (1915)
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Film 33
The Midnight Limited (1915)
Film 34
A Wild Ride (1915)
Film 35
The Fate of Number One (1915)
Film 36
A Deed of Daring (1915)
Film 37
The Girl on the Engine (1915)
Film 38
The Runaway Boxcar (1915)
Film 39
The Substitute Fireman (1915)
Film 40
The Limited's Peril (1915)
Film 41
A Perilous Chance (1915)
Film 42
Train Order Number Forty-Five (1915)
Film 43
The Broken Rail (1915)
Film 44
Nerves of Steel (1915)
Film 45
A Girl's Grit (1915)
Film 46
A Matter of Seconds (1915)
Film 47
The Watertank Plot (1915)
Film 48
A Test of Courage (1915)
Film 49
A Mile a Minute (1915)
Film 50
The Rescue of the Brakeman's Children (1915)
Film 51
Danger Ahead! (1915)
Film 52
The Girl and the Special (1915)
Film 53
The Girl on the Bridge (1915)
Film 54
The Dynamite Train (1915)
Film 55
The Tramp Telegrapher (1915)
Film 56
Crossed Wires (1915)
Film 57
The Wrong Train Order (1915)
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Film 58
A Boy at the Throttle (1915)
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Film 60
When Seconds Count (1916)
Film 61
The Haunted Station (1916)
Film 62
The Open Track (1916)
GoodWatch score 58
Film 63
Tapped Wires (1916)
Film 64
The Broken Wire (1916)
Film 65
The Peril of the Rails (1916)
Film 66
The Perilous Swing (1916)
Film 67
The Switchman's Story (1916)
Film 68
The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve (1916)
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Film 70
The Girl Who Dared (1916)
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The Detective's Peril (1916)
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Film 73
The Record Run (1916)
Film 74
The Race for a Siding (1916)
Film 75
The Governor's Special (1916)
GoodWatch score 63
Film 76
The Trail of Danger (1916)
Film 77
The Human Telegram (1916)
Film 78
The Bridge of Danger (1916)
Film 79
One Chance in a Hundred (1916)
Film 80
The Capture of Red Stanley (1916)
Film 81
The Spiked Switch (1916)
Film 82
The Treasure Train (1916)
Film 83
A Race Through the Air (1916)
Film 84
In Death's Pathway (1916)
Film 85
The Mysterious Cipher (1916)
Film 86
The Engineer's Honor (1916)
Film 87
To Save the Road (1916)
Film 88
The Broken Brake (1916)
Film 89
A Plunge from the Sky (1916)
Film 90
A Mystery of the Rails (1916)
Film 91
Hurled Through the Drawbridge (1916)
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At Danger's Call (1916)
Film 94
The Secret of the Box Car (1916)
Film 95
Ablaze on the Rails (1916)
Film 96
The Hoodoo of Division B (1916)
Film 97
Defying Death (1916)
Film 98
The Death Swing (1916)
Film 99
The Blocked Track (1916)
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Film 101
A Daring Chance (1916)
Film 102
The Lost Messenger (1916)
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Film 107
The Trial Run (1916)
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The Vanishing Box Car (1916)
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A Race with Death (1916)
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The Fireman's Nemesis (1917)
Film 114
The Wrecked Station (1917)
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The Railroad Claim Intrigue (1917)
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The Death Siding (1917)
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The Sidetracked Sleeper (1917)
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