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The Sidetracked Sleeper
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The Sidetracked Sleeper

1917-02-17 · 12 min · Not rated

Thriller

Rupert Winslow, traffic superintendent of the railroad that employs Helen as operator at Lone Point, receives a telegram stating that his wife, who is ill, will be on the midnight express. He calls in Summers, a veteran brakeman on the passenger run and instructs him to watch over Mrs. Winslow and to sidetrack her sleeper if she requires medical attention.

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Directors
Walter Morton
Production companies
Kalem Company
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Helen GibsonHelen GibsonHelen
George A. WilliamsGeorge A. WilliamsGeorge Summers
Scott Pembroke
George RouthRupert Winslow

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