The Spiked Switch

Name: The Spiked Switch
Cast: Helen Gibson, George A. Williams, Roy Watson, Pearl Anibus, Scott Pembroke

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Trent returns to the throttle too soon after his recovery from illness. On the following day Ruth, his daughter, and Hume plan to elope. Trent, with a new fireman, is suddenly taken with a weak spell and when the fireman becomes panic-stricken there is a scuffle which ends with the fireman thrown to the ground while the fast freight speeds on.

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Cast & Crew

Director: J. Gunnis DavisWriter: Edward T. Matlack

Helen Gibson

as Helen

George A. Williams

as Engineer Trent

Roy Watson

as The Chief Dispatcher

Pearl Anibus

as Ruth Trent - the Engineer's Daughter

Scott Pembroke

as Hume - the Fireman

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