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The Sidetracked Sleeper

The Sidetracked Sleeper (1917)Stream and Watch Online

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Released February 17th, 1917, 'The Sidetracked Sleeper' stars Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Scott Pembroke, George Routh The NR movie has a runtime of about 12 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from knowledgeable users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .

'The Sidetracked Sleeper' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on February 17th, 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.