10 Dec 1972
Sleuth
A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife's lover – but things aren't exactly as they seem. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
The Open Track
"The Open Track" is a short action film from the action series of short films "The Hazards of Helen". This is episode 63 from a total of 119 weekly one reel films produced by Kalem. Helen's cleverness exposes a band of counterfeiters who later succeed in turning the tables on the railroad detectives and tying the two men to the cowcatcher of a train which they then start off down the grade. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Top Billed Cast
Helen Gibson Helen
Robyn Adair 1st Detective
Clarence Burton 2nd Detective
Franklyn Hall 1st Counterfeiter
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