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The Sidetracked Sleeper

NR 1917 · 0h 12m · Thriller
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Rupert Winslow, traffic superintendent of the railroad that employs Helen as operator at Lone Point, receives a telegram stating that his wife, who is ill, will be on the midnight express. He calls in Summers, a veteran brakeman on the passenger run and instructs him to watch over Mrs. Winslow and to sidetrack her sleeper if she requires medical attention.

Theatrical
Feb 17, 1917
Director
Walter Morton
Studio
Kalem Company
Themes
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