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The Manager of the B & A

Sep 25, 1916 · 50m
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Drama

PLOT

Dan Oakley becomes a railroad manager and his attempt to slash expenses by layoffs and lengthening hours incurs the workers' wrath. With the help of Griffith Ryder, labor leader and newspaper editor, they call a strike. The water main which supplies the railroad yards is cut, and a hot engine starts a fire. With water unavailable, the fire spreads to town, but through his superhuman efforts, Oakley gets it under control. His heroic moves win favor with the workers, and the strike is history.

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CAST

Helen Holmes
Constance Emory
Leo D. Maloney
Dan Oakley (as Leo Maloney)
Paul Hurst
Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)
Thomas G. Lingham
Griffith Ryder
N.Z. Wood
Gen. Corning (as N.V. Wood)
William N. Chapman
Thomas Emory
William Brunton
Gordon Holt
Directed by J.P. McGowan

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Signal Film
Country
US

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