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Slip at the Switch, A

Reel Number: 220383-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1932

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 13:13:46

TC Ends: 13:31:13

Duration: 00:17:27

A Slip at the Switch - Feature Radio Pictures presents; Dir. Mark Sandrich; w/ Charles (Chic) Sales; George Hay; Bud Jamison; Charles Hall; Billy Bletcher; Phil Dunham; Fred Spencer; ?? Collins; 13:14:32 CU man reading book: Telegraphy Self Taught... tapping telegraph key outside railroad shack. Hears woodpecker & tries to decode. CU woodpecker. Throws knife at it, misses & hits tramps sleeping under straw. 13:16:00 CU signal, flagman lowers gate on road crossing. Man riding past on bicycle on tracks. Station master is relieved by flagman; two old men playing checkers in waiting room, one is sheriff. Kibbitzing; they are deaf & can’t understand each other. 13:19:07 Man to station window has stationmaster sign r bank receipt for bank cash deposit. CU telegraph key book. 13:21:27 Steam engine pulling locomotive around curve & runby. Miniature (?) of steam train of one car along canyon. Station master tries to get train held for right of way. Agent can’t take it down fast enough. Sender keeps trying. 13:23:26 Tramp returns knife & threatens him, partner discovers the bank money. Fires gun, sheriff’s done hear & violent fight. Bounces guy on telegraph. Man accidentally pulls switch. Violent stops & starts of train. 13:28:50 Robbers on train force engineer to pull out towards guy riding side car. Train from other direction as well. Slap stick chase w/ miniature train wreck. Gateman tries to shoot robbers. Stupid ending. The End. Slapstick comedy;

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