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Tapped Wires

1916 · 12 min

A quick, bare-bones silent-era chase that rattles along on urgency and stunt work rather than character.

Overview
After binding Helen to prevent her from stopping the express train to have it await an armed guard, crooks board the train, disable the messenger and dynamite the safe. Helen later takes a short cut in an auto and overtakes the train, but the crooks leap from the speeding train into her car before she can warn the engineer and train crew.

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • road trip
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    J. Gunnis Davis
    Starring
    Helen Gibson, Robyn Adair, Franklyn Hall, George Robinson, Glen Gano
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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