George A. Williams
The Hazards of Helen: Episode13, The Escape on the Fast Freight
as The ConstableTwo tramps hold up small-town Ferndale's railway station night operator Helen, lock her in a...
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Headin' West
as Barnaby ForestBill Perkins, a war veteran bumming his way across the country with an airplane pilot, is forced...
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The Dawn of Understanding
as Silas PrescottThe Dawn of Understanding is a lost 1918 American silent Western comedy film produced by The...
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Ablaze on the Rails
as BentonHelen, by a courageous leap from a motorcycle, reaches the burning boxcar in which the...
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The Leap from the Water Tower
as Cleland - the TrainmasterRand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive...
Movie pageThe Blocked Track
as The Butler - Ex-TelegrapherOn a visit to the State Prison with Superintendent Melvin of the construction camp near Lone...
Movie pageThe Bridge of Danger
as Pop BatesThe new superintendent's first order on taking the post eliminates the men whom he terms old,...
Movie pageThe Governor's Special
as The Governor (as George Williams)The film is directed by James Davis from a story by Edward T. Matlack. In this episode Helen...
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In the Days of Buffalo Bill
as Calvert CarterWestern film serial featuring Buffalo Bill
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The Fire Eater
as Mort FramePartners "Smilin' Bob" Corey and Jim O'Neil are forest rangers sent to peacefully "penetrate"...
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The Flaw in the Alibi
as Henry FIelding - BankerIt shows how a scheming bank employee manages to get an alibi and fix the guilt of his theft on...
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The Trail of Danger
as The Train DespatcherFollowing the wreck of the pay-car, it is rifled by a band of conspirators. All but one of the...
Movie pageThe Dumb Girl of Portici
as uncreditedFenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a...
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The Phantom Horseman
as JudgeSheriff Bob Winton sets out to capture a mysterious bandit named "The Hawk," a phantom rider who...
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The Long Chance
as Dr. TaylorHarley P. Hennage, town gambler, takes under his protection Dana Corbaly when her widowed mother...
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The First Degree
as SheriffSam Bass receives a summons to testify before a grand jury, and not realizing that the matter...
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The Runaway Sleeper
as Mr. GraysonFilm 106 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pagePerils of the Yukon
as Scott McPhersonA silent serial with the following chapter titles: 1. Fangs of Jealous; 2. Doomed; 3. Tricked by...
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The Pay Train
as O'Malley - Section ForemanHelen, overhearing Tony and his accomplices plotting to derail the pay train and steal its...
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The Broken Circuit
as Wilkens - the PaymasterAttempting to prevent an armed robbery in the paymaster's office, Helen is bound and gagged, and...
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The Trial Run
as Morton of the United Fruit GrowersFilm 108 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageThe Hazards of Helen
as Various RoleThe Hazards of Helen is an American melodramatic adventure film serial of 119 twelve-minute...
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The Further Adventures of Stingaree
as Black HillThe movie serial sequel to the popular original series featuring Stingaree. Both are now lost.
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The Midnight Limited
as Griffin - a TravelerUnder the influence of liquor, Griffin foolishly displays a roll of bills. Wheeler and Walter,...
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A Race with Death
as Purdy - the RancherFilm #112 in the Hazards of Helen series.
Movie pageThe Capture of Red Stanley
as The Chief DispatcherRed Stanley's band has successfully robbed the express car and the members are making good their...
Movie pageA Deed of Daring
as Norton - Chief of the Smuggling GangUpon learning that a gang of smugglers are using freight cars to bring Chinamen across the...
Movie pageThe Death Siding
as The SheriffHelen, the telegraph operator at the Lone Point Station, shields Miguel, a greaser, under...
Movie pageThe Fate of Number One
as Gerald - Division SuperintendentTheir demand for money having gone unheeded, Garibaldi and his gang wreck Number One. Howard,...
Movie pageThe Lineman's Peril
as Superintendent of the RoadFilm #109 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageThe Box Car Trap
as Gerald - Engineer of the Power PlantJim, determined to ruin a box car brake test, hides inside, removes the flooring, and ruins the...
Movie pageThundering Romance
as The Oil RepresentativeA cowboy sets out to help a pretty young girl who is about to lose her ranch when crooks plan to...
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The Broken Brake
as The DoctorIn a scuffle between the assistant foreman and a discharged employee at the mountain...
Movie pageThe Hoodoo of Division B
as Kent - the Veteran EngineerThe new superintendent scoffs at the men's fear of Engine 3615, and declares that it must be put...
Movie pageThe Human Chain
as Deering - Head of the Wharf Rat GangDeering and his gang rifle the station safe and gain possession of some valuable gems; Helen...
Movie pageA Race for a Crossing
as Sharky - Agent of the Rival RoadSharky, a rival road agent, plots to spoil a trial run to be made on Helen's road that will win...
Movie pageThe Flying Freight's Captive
as Houk - a DetectiveHelen receives a cypher message about a jewel robbery and trails the yeggmen to their lair....
Movie pageHurricane Hal
as Bill AdamsA young Texan known as "Hurricane Hal," saves Bill Adams from Mexican bandits. In gratitude,...
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The Engineer's Honor
as Auditor BlakeCircumstances make Helen think that Jack, the engineer and son of the road's auditor, is guilty...
Movie pageTo Save the Special
as The President of the RailroadFilm 101 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageThe Wrecked Station
as Stanton GreyHelen, the telegraph operator at Lone Point, receives a telegram for Sydney Wayne,...
Movie pageThe Human Telegram
as The President of the Western RailwayTo prevent a three mile journey around the mountain the telegraph wires at the construction camp...
Movie pageA Daring Chance
as The President of the RailroadFilm 102 in the Hazards of Helen series.
Movie pageHis Nemesis
as G.H. ManningWith ruin staring him in the face, Manning, of Manning and Company, commits a theft which averts...
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At Danger's Call
as Superintendent WallerHelen, discharged by the superintendent without justification, comes to the rescue when a flat...
Movie pageThe Gate of Death
as Superintendent PurdyFilm 104 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageA Race Through the Air
as uncreditedThe 84th film in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageThe Lost Mail Sack
as John GatesA piece of lumber projecting from the side of a freight car picks up the mail sack hanging from...
Movie pageThe Mysterious Cipher
as Chilton - Dealer in AntiquesChilton, a crooked dealer in antiques, decides on a daring scheme to recoup his finances by...
Movie pageA Mystery of the Rails
as The SheriffJud Hendricks, foreman of the construction camp, is being blackmailed by Gypsy Joe, who knows of...
Movie pageWith the Aid of the Wrecker
as Greggs - the Diamond DealerGreggs, returning from abroad with a large consignment of precious stones, thwarts the first...
Movie pageThe Girl Engineer
as Williams - Owner of the Boss MineA crooked mine owner attempts to hijack his rival's shipment of ore, but Helen foils his plot by...
Movie pageHurled Through the Drawbridge
as SintonLearning that the driver of the Comet car has been disabled on the eve of the big race, Sinton,...
Movie pageThe Girl on the Engine
as McKay - Division SuperintendentWhen informed by Helen that the rival railroad proposes to cross the Salt Lake's tracks, McKay,...
Movie pageThe Midnight Express
as Banker RandallFilm #110 in the Hazards of Helen series.
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The Plot at the Railroad Cut
as Haddon, the ContractorIn the second entry of the popular Hazards of Helen series, Helen, is temporarily assigned as a...
Movie pageThe Lone Point Mystery
as The President of the RailroadFilm 105 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageThe Death Swing
as Mr. Benton - Dick's FatherStallings' plot to spoil the demonstration of Dick Benton's newly invented safety stop for...
Movie pageThe Lost Messenger
as Landers - the President of the RailroadFilm 103 in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageA Wild Ride
as uncreditedThe bad blood existing between Reardon and Haley results in a fight in which Reardon is worsted....
Movie pageThe Fireman's Nemesis
as Chief DispatcherJoe, the Wop, employed in the roundhouse near Lone Point is notified that he has been promoted...
Movie pageThe Stolen Engine
as Tom O'Grady - Section ForemanA pair of crooks steal a valuable package, hold up the crew of a freight engine, and compel the...
Movie pageA Perilous Chance
as Pike - Chief of the Railroad DetectivesBull, Reno and Red make a getaway after holding up the Limited. Helen later sees the men and...
Movie pageA Life in the Balance
as Corning - ConductorKing attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at...
Movie pageThe Secret of the Box Car
as The Bank OfficialEscaping after an early morning bank robbery, Gentleman Joe and his pal succeed in boarding a...
Movie pageThe Vanishing Box Car
as HedleyFilm 111 of the Hazards of Helen film series
Movie pageTrain Order Number Forty-Five
as Loring - Division SuperintendentBorden, who nurses a secret grievance against Helen, awaits an opportunity for revenge. The girl...
Movie pageThe Railroad Claim Intrigue
as FlemingBarstow, a crook, conceives the idea of buying old automobiles, staging "accidents" with them,...
Movie pageThe Spiked Switch
as Engineer TrentTrent returns to the throttle too soon after his recovery from illness. On the following day...
Movie pageThe Girl at Lone Point
as Spud Hogan - Tommy's PalHelen catches two yeggmen who have broken into a freight car which has been detached from a...
Movie pageDefying Death
as The President of the RoadDick Benton, a young attorney of the railroad, is on his way to the Capitol to deliver evidence...
Movie pageThe Prima Donna's Special
as 'Dad' MorleyHelen, station agent and telegraph operator at Lone Point, is in despair over a broken sounder...
Movie pageThe Sidetracked Sleeper
as George SummersRupert Winslow, traffic superintendent of the railroad that employs Helen as operator at Lone...
Movie pageThe Mogul Mountain Mystery
as Division SuperintendantBert Morgan and "Squint" Booth are freight agents for rival railroads concerned in getting the...
Movie pageIn Death's Pathway
as Mr. Burkett - Eleanor's FatherBurkett, superintendent of the Western Railway, opposes his daughter's friendship for Dick...
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The Girl on the Trestle
as Passenger ConductorA wagon load of powder explodes, destroying the railroad trestle under which it is passing;...
Movie pageA Plunge from the Sky
as 1st Foreign AgentAgents of a foreign power are seeking to get possession of the plans of a new aeroplane motor...
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One Chance in a Hundred
as The Construction BossBilly Warren, timekeeper on the construction job, arouses the enmity of Brent and Easton when he...
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The Forgotten Train Order
as Mr. Purdy107th film in the Hazards of Helen series
Movie pageThe Death Train
as Duncan - Secret Service DetectiveThe smashed corner of a trunk containing counterfeiting paraphernalia reveals to Helen that...
Movie pageThe Broken Rail
as Markey - Division SuperintendentSpang, a tramp telegrapher, is knocked down by a freight car while walking up the siding near...
Movie pageTo Save the Road
as Senator BrownThe vote stands a tie on the railroad bill that will mean ruin to the Western line should it...
Movie pageThe Record Run
as Railroad President BentonThe story is built around the rivalry of two railroads, and the record run that is to decide the...
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