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The Detective's Peril

Where to Watch The Detective's Peril Online

Need to watch 'The Detective's Peril' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the J. Gunnis Davis-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Detective's Peril' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Detective's Peril' right now, here are some particulars about the Kalem Company thriller flick.

Released March 25th, 1916, 'The Detective's Peril' stars Helen Gibson, Clarence Burton, Robyn Adair The NR movie has a runtime of about 13 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from experienced users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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. Helen's presence of mind and nerve in swinging out over the river on the other end of the rope and thus balancing the detective until the train has passed prevents the terrible catastrophe. Later, when pursuing the culprits, Helen once more takes her life in her hands by throwing a lasso from the hand car on which they are pursuing the freight over the brake beam, and then crawling hand over hand to the top of the car." .

'The Detective's Peril' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on March 25th, 1916

The Hazards of Helen

Long running movie series adventure train films. This thrill-a-minute series was the longest running of the entire silent film era. It was produced between 1914 and 1917, and consisted of 119 almost weekly episodes. The series began with silent serial film queen Helen Holmes as the star - with an occasional actor taking over the lead. Eventually Helen Gibson took over the role of Helen. Unlike the cliffhanger serials of the era, The Hazards of Helen is actually a film series made up of near autonomous single reel twelve-minute melodramas. Most episodes of this series are presumed lost.