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The Wild Engine
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by J.P. McGowan

Cast: Helen Holmes [Helen], Leo D. Maloney [Chief Dispatcher Bond], Rex Downs [Superindent Marks], Hoot Gibson [the messenger on a motorcycle], Hart Hoxie (Jack Hoxie)

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by E.W. Matlack (Edward T. Matlack). / Released 8 May 1915. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA by Aywon Film Corporation in 1919.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 1 July 2025.

References: Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.