- Country: USA
- Genres: Short, Thriller
- Release: 1915-04-03
- Director: J.P. McGowan
- Writers: N/A
- Language: English
- Stars: Helen Holmes , Leo D. Maloney , George A. Williams
- Runtime: min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: A Life in the Balance , The Hazards of Helen (#21): A Life in the Balance (United States of America) , A Life in the Balance (United States of America)
- Plot: King attempts to tighten the brake of a freight car standing near the summit of a steep grade at Lone Point. Suddenly, the brake chain snaps and the train commences to roll down hill. Helen sees King's peril, rides to a point just before a curve, crawls hand over hand across a rope which she has stretched across the track, and snatches King from the car moments before the car is dashed to pieces as it leaves the rails of the curve.
- IMDB:tt1487850
A Life in the Balance Cast · · · ALL
J.P. McGowan
Director
Helen Holmes
Helen
Leo D. Maloney
King - Brakeman
George A. Williams
Corning - Conductor