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The Vanishing Box Car (1916)
Short | Short, Thriller

The Vanishing Box Car (1916)

Short | Short, Thriller

Dick Benton succeeds in getting a big award for his Vulcan Iron Works by underbidding Hedley, but it is necessary that he make his first delivery within three weeks to hold the contract. Powden, Hedley's henchman, causes an explosion at ...See moreDick Benton succeeds in getting a big award for his Vulcan Iron Works by underbidding Hedley, but it is necessary that he make his first delivery within three weeks to hold the contract. Powden, Hedley's henchman, causes an explosion at the Vulcan works that destroys vital machinery. Additional machinery is shipped in boxcar 2535 to Lone Point, but before the car reaches Lone Point Powden uncouples it and switches it to an abandoned spur track running into the mountains. After the car is taken, the tracks are torn up leaving no trace of the theft. At Lone Point it seems that the car has vanished into thin air. Without it, Benton will lose his contract. Helen starts out on a search on her motorcycle and comes upon Powden in the mountains near the car. She escapes in Powden's automobile, while he pursues on her motorcycle. She reaches the railroad tracks just as the fast freight is passing. As Powden overtakes her and leaps from the motorcycle to the car, Helen jumps to a flat car on the freight. The car, without a hand at the wheel, swerves, and is hurled over a cliff. Reaching Lone Point Helen tells of her find and a party sets out and recovers the car. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Helen Gibson Helen Helen See fewer	Fighting Mad (1917)
Scott Pembroke Dick Benton - Lineman (as P.S. Pembroke) Dick Benton - Lineman (as P.S. Pembroke) See fewer	Two Sisters (1929)
Juanita Sponsler Edith Edith See fewer	Ham the Iceman (1914)
George A. Williams Hedley (as G.A. Williams) Hedley (as G.A. Williams) See fewer	Super Speed (1925)
George Routh Powden - Hedley's Henchman Powden - Hedley's Henchman See fewer	While the Children Slept (1913)