The Girl and the Game
Also known as Hvad en kvinde tør vove in Denmark
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Serial / 15 chapters
Directed by J.P. McGowan
Cast: Helen Holmes [Helen], Leo D. Maloney (Leo Maloney) [Paul Storm], J.P. McGowan [Spike], J.H. Farley (Jim Farley) [Amos Rhinelander], George A. McDaniel [Robert Segrue], William Brunton, A. Edward Sutherland (Eddie Sutherland)
The Signal Film Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Mutual Special Feature]. / Produced by Samuel S. Hutchinson. Scenario by Ford Beebe, J.P. McGowan and Helen Holmes, from a screen story by Frank H. Spearman. / 15 chapters: [1] “Helen’s Race with Death,” released 2 January 1916; [2] “The Winning Jump,” released [?] 3? January 1916; [3] “A Life in Peril,” released [?] 10? January 1916; [4] “Helen’s Perilous Escape,” released [?] 17? January 1916; [5] “The Fight at the Signal Station,” released [?] 24? January 1916; [6] “Helen’s Wild Ride,” released [?] 31? January 1916; [7] “Spike’s Awakening,” released [?] 7? February 1916; [8] “A Race for the Right of Way,” released [?] 14? February 1916; [9] “A Close Call”,” released [?] 21? February 1916; [10] “A Dash Through Flames,” released [?] 28? February 1916; [11] “The Salting of Superstition Mine,” released [?] 7? March 1916; [12] “Buried Alive,” released [?] 14? March 1916; [13] “A Fight for a Fortune,” released [?] 21? March 1916; [14] “Helen’s Race Against Time,” released [?] 28? March 1916; [15] “Driving the Last Spike,” released [?] 4? April 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Railroads - Serials
Listing updated: 27 August 2022.
References: Lahue-Continued pp. 162-163, 285; Stedman-Serials p. 35 : Website-IMDb.
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