The Fate of Number One

Genres

Thriller

OverView

Their demand for money having gone unheeded, Garibaldi and his gang wreck Number One. Howard, who attempts to interfere, is battered into insensibility. The criminals then place a note in the man's pocket warning the railroad officials to heed their demands in the future.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

13 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 July 1915

Country

United States of America

Cast

Helen Holmes

Helen

George A. Williams

Gerald - Division Superintendent

M.J. Murchison

Garibaldi - Head of the Black Hand Gang

Edward Roberts

Howard - Railroad Detective

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