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Helen's Sacrifice

Helen's Sacrifice

Part of The Hazards of Helen

1914•13m
Thriller

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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Production

Kalem Company

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Helen Holmes

Helen Holmes

Helen

J.P. McGowan

J.P. McGowan

Benton

Ethel Clisbee

Mrs. Benton

Pearl Hoxie

Fanny Benton, the Child

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