The Fiend at the Throttle (1915)
Rita, a telegraph operator, informed that a freight train which is due to pass her station filled with high explosives is about to be overtaken by a passenger train on the same track with a madman at the controls, leaps onto a handcar, which she crashes into the passenger train and thus stops it; she jumps onto the cowcatcher, and into the cab of the engine, where, after a hard struggle with the fiend, she manages to overcome him and sidetrack the passenger train thus preventing disaster.
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: May 15, 1915
Cast
- Elsie MacLeod - Rita - a Telegraph Operator
- John Burden - Hopkins - the Engineer
- DeVore Palmer - Logan - Operator at Hobart
- Philip Robson - A Substitute Engineer
Screenplay
Production: Kalem Company
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
More Films in Genre: Thriller
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Fiend at the Throttle about?
- Rita, a telegraph operator, informed that a freight train which is due to pass her station filled with high explosives is about to be overtaken by a passenger train on the same track with a madman at the controls, leaps onto a handcar, which she crashes into the passenger train and thus stops it; she jumps onto the cowcatcher, and into the cab of the engine, where, after a hard struggle with the fiend, she manages to overcome him and sidetrack the passenger train thus preventing disaster.
- Who stars in The Fiend at the Throttle?
- The Fiend at the Throttle stars Elsie MacLeod, John Burden, DeVore Palmer, Philip Robson.
- What genre is The Fiend at the Throttle?
- The Fiend at the Throttle is a Thriller film.
- Where was The Fiend at the Throttle produced?
- The Fiend at the Throttle was produced in United States of America.