Drama · United States of America · 1913 · 11m A Desperate Chance ✓ Seen + Watchlist ↗ Share No poster Director Cast Earle Foxe as Tom Hoover - a Freight Conductor Alice Hollister as Ruth - the Telegraph Operator Robert G. Vignola as Joe Mellon - the Brakeman Synopsis A railroad melodrama. Key Collaborators Follow the Thread More Drama → Agent-readable