Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Prima Donna's Special' right now, here are some quick facts about the Kalem Company thriller flick. The Prima Donna's Special starring Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Lillian Lorraine has a NR rating, a runtime of about 18 min. The release date of the movie is February 10th, 1917.
Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "Helen, station agent and telegraph operator at Lone Point, is in despair over a broken sounder when Morley, who has dropped off a passing freight, offers to fix it for her. Recognizing in him a man whose skill points back to happier days, Helen encourages him to tell her his story, promising to get him the position of relief operator if he cares to accept it. Morley's story takes him back several years to the time when he gave up his position as an operator following the death of his wife. He has never seen his little daughter since turning her over to the care of a rich brother."
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'The Prima Donna's Special' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on February 10th, 1917
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.
