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Helen's Sacrifice

Helen's Sacrifice

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In the first entry in the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, the night telegraph operator at Lone Point, relieves Benton, the day operator, several hours ahead of time, because he is caring for his sick child. Receiving an order to sidetrack a freight until the fast mail passes, Helen mounts a horse, takes a short cut, leaps from a fifty foot cliff into a river

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

13 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

14 November 1914

Country

United States of America

Cast

Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen

J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

Benton

Ethel Clisbee

Ethel Clisbee

Mrs. Benton

Pearl Hoxie

Pearl Hoxie

Fanny Benton, the Child

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