A Boy at the Throttle (1915)
• December 25th, 1915 • 0h 12min
Thriller
Overview
Climbing into a cab of a freight engine, Bobbie Layson, the son of a station pulls the throttle open. The alarm goes out and Helen, stationed at Lone Point, is ordered to derail the runaway and thus prevent it from running head-on into the approaching passenger train. Fearing for his son's life, Layson phones Helen
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Murderers
Released on: 1973-11-07
TV Movie, Thriller, Horror
A reformed criminal is blackmailed when three girls are murdered.
C.O.D.
Released on: 1932-03-17
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
A man assists a woman to dispose of the body of her stepfather....
The Brown Wallet
Released on: 1936-07-20
Crime, Thriller
Publisher John Gillespie faces a financial crisis after his business partner skips town with all the...
Gehenna
Released on: 2025-04-29
Thriller, War, Drama
In this recently found and restored banned underground classic from 1984, four girls go into a bathr...
Unknown Treasures
Released on: 1926-09-01
Horror, Mystery, Romance, Drama, Thriller
A poor man refrains from proposing to the woman he loves until he can secure the fortune left him by...
A Lesson in Bridge
Released on: 1914-03-04
Thriller
The fascinating game of bridge has completely ensnared Mrs. Willis, the pretty young wife of a Wall ...
The Girl on the Engine
Released on: 1915-07-24
Thriller
When informed by Helen that the rival railroad proposes to cross the Salt Lake's tracks, McKay, Divi...
Smashing Through
Released on: 1918-06-09
Thriller, Western
Claim jumper Dave Marco and his boss Earl Foster, a crooked investment broker, hire chemist Ralph Br...
The Wrecked Station
Released on: 1917-01-20
Thriller
Helen, the telegraph operator at Lone Point, receives a telegram for Sydney Wayne, superintendent of...
The Girl on the Bridge
Released on: 1915-11-20
Thriller
Communicating with his pals outside, Daly informs them as to the date upon which he is to be taken f...
The Dynamite Train
Released on: 1915-11-27
Thriller
The shifting of the dynamite contained in a boxcar causes the latter to be cut from the freight and ...
A Mystery of the Rails
Released on: 1916-08-05
Thriller
Jud Hendricks, foreman of the construction camp, is being blackmailed by Gypsy Joe, who knows of a d...
Medicine Bend
Released on: 1916-07-03
Thriller
Whispering Smith, a railroad detective, is sent to Medicine Bend to suppress the looting of cars.
The Broken Wire
Released on: 1916-02-05
Thriller
When the Limited is forced to stop because of an obstruction on the tracks, the passengers alight fo...
The Perilous Swing
Released on: 1916-02-19
Thriller
Helen is enjoying a ride on her horse, "Hazard," after her day's work, when news comes that "Red" Pu...
The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve
Released on: 1916-03-04
Thriller
Steve Nelson, a clever crook, arrives at the little station where Helen is operator. He lives quietl...
The Haunted Station
Released on: 1916-01-15
Thriller
A fall from a semaphore weakens Wood's mind and when he later disappears circumstances point to suic...
Tapped Wires
Released on: 1916-01-29
Thriller
After binding Helen to prevent her from stopping the express train to have it await an armed guard, ...