Short film

In Death's Pathway
1916 · 12 min
A brisk, suspenseful silent-era chase with daring stunts and a touch of romance, though the print is lost.
- Directed by
- J. Gunnis Davis
- Genres
- Thriller
- Starring
- Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Scott Pembroke
- Overview
- Burkett, superintendent of the Western Railway, opposes his daughter's friendship for Dick Benton, one of the company's lawyers, favoring the latter's fellow-worker, Guy Warren. Warren succeeds in putting through a scheme which results in Dick's discharge. The lovers plan to elope and enlist the aid of Helen. But Eleanor's father learns of the move and wires ahead to police officials to board her train and arrest her while he follows in his special. By a daring leap from a handcar to the train Helen succeeds in warning Eleanor of her peril, but is too late, and Helen and Dick are forced to stand idly by while Burkett starts on the return trip in his special, carefully guarding Eleanor.
- How it feels
- Tense, romantic and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Love, class, family, rebellion
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- J. Gunnis Davis
- Genres
- Thriller
- Starring
- Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Scott Pembroke

