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The Leap from the Water Tower

1915, English. Directed by J.P. McGowan & Helen Holmes.

Rand, a vengeful discharged fireman, tampers with the airbrakes of a large freight locomotive making them useless on the long descent from the summit of Pine Hill to Lone Point the following day. Learning of the impending peril, Helen dashes to a water tower under which the train must pass, climbs out on the spout, leaps onto the roof of one of the cars, and warns the engineer in time. Helen's heroism wins her another offer of marriage, this time from Wadsworth, the freight engineer, but once again she opts for next weeks hazards instead.

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0h 13m
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Language
English
Rated
NR

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Released
9 January 1915
Country
United States of America
Written by
Frank Howard Clark, Edward T. Matlack
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Watch The Flying Freight's Captive (1914), The Black Diamond Express (1914), The Escape on the Limited (1914), and The Girl Telegrapher's Peril (1915) first, plus 4 earlier titles listed on this page.

What comes after The Leap from the Water Tower?

Next in the series: The Broken Circuit (1915), The Fast Mail's Danger (1915), and The Little Engineer (1915).

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The Leap from the Water Tower runs 13 minutes (0h 13m).

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The Leap from the Water Tower is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.

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The Leap from the Water Tower isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 1915. (Checked 12 November 2026.)

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Who directed The Leap from the Water Tower?

The Leap from the Water Tower (1915) was directed by J.P. McGowan and Helen Holmes and stars Helen Holmes, Leo D. Maloney, J.P. McGowan.

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