The Spiked Switch

Story Line

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.

Top Cast

Helen Gibson

Helen

George A. Williams

Engineer Trent

Roy Watson

The Chief Dispatcher

Pearl Anibus

Ruth Trent - the Engineer's Daughter

Scott Pembroke

Hume - the Fireman