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The Runaway Freight
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by John G. Adolfi

Cast: Richard Cummings [the station agent], Francelia Billington [Anna, the station agent’s daughter], Eugene Pallette [Boston Blackie], Sam de Grasse [Red, a yeggman], Thomas O’Brien (Tom O’Brien) [Slim, a yeggman]

Reliance Motion Picture Corporation production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation. / Released [?] 20 or 25? September 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

[?] Drama: Action?

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 6 December 2015.

References: Website-IMDb.