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The Hand Car Chase on the Rails Ends in Escape
In a perilous pursuit along a steep grade a hand car and a box car stowaway scheme unfold as Alan Barcus and companions outrun a freight train. A woman in men's clothing plots from the caboose, and a trestle sequence leads to a risky pullaway scene with the special engine and a dramatic derailment avoidance.
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Alan
Barcus
Iran
Hary
Alin
Hureus
Hecht
Marius Agre
Ellfier
Ellot
Cus
Trine
Marrophat
Caboose
Law
Rosy
Perdue
Asa Venture