A mother is waiting or her son, a railroad engineer, to return home. The night becomes stormy and she discovers that a broken railroad trestle lies atop the track. She must try to get word to him before his train reaches the trestle.
Mary Maurice
Mrs. McCoy - the Mother
Robert Gaillard
Jack McCoy - the Son
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