"The Leap from the Water Tower" Rare 1915 Railroad Film

nathansixchime · **Joined:** Tue Jan 25, 2005 4:03 pm **Posts:** 948

From IMDb:

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Rand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive making them useless on the long descent from the summit of Pine Hill to Lone Point the following day. Learning of the impending peril, Helen dashes to a water tower under which the train must pass, climbs out on the spout, leaps onto the roof of one of the cars, and warns the engineer in time. Helen's heroism wins her another offer of marriage, this time from Wadsworth, the freight engineer, but once again she opts for next weeks hazards instead.

Does anyone have a copy of access to a copy of this 1915 film? It's been highly recommended but unfavorably absent as far as availability goes.

I would happily barter in cab rides for a chance to see this for an article and conference piece I'm writing.

Thank you,

softwerkslex · **Posted:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:58 pm

I believe this is from the "Hazards of Helen" series. You may view one complete episode at www.archive.org. It is titled "The Wild Engine".

tyrok1 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:46 am **Posts:** 166

(Direct link to the film on the Internet Archive referenced above)

http://www.archive.org/details/hazards_ ... ild_engine

kalbrandt · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2004 2:40 am **Posts:** 88

"The Leap from the Water Tower" is available from two commercial outlets, neither of which I have any affiliation:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XHSTCQ
http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/product.asp?sku=D46431