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Helen's Sacrifice
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Helen's Sacrifice

1914-11-14 · 13 min · Not rated

Thriller

In the first entry in the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, the night telegraph operator at Lone Point, relieves Benton, the day operator, several hours ahead of time, because he is caring for his sick child. Receiving an order to sidetrack a freight until the fast mail passes, Helen mounts a horse, takes a short cut, leaps from a fifty foot cliff into a river

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Directors
J.P. McGowan
Production companies
Kalem Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Helen HolmesHelen HolmesHelen
J.P. McGowanJ.P. McGowanBenton
Ethel ClisbeeMrs. Benton
Pearl HoxieFanny Benton, the Child

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