The Manager of the B & A
1916-09-25 | 50 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
Recommendations
Similar Movies
-
The Callahans and the Murphys
-
Two Weeks
-
The Sins of Rosanne
-
Enemies of Women
-
The Woman God Changed
-
Empty Hearts
-
Divorce and the Daughter
-
The Denial
-
The Great Light
-
Jim the Penman
-
The Case of Lena Smith
-
The Story of the Kelly Gang
-
To-Day
-
Love's Devotee
-
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
-
The Miracle Man
-
The Awakening
-
Poppy
-
The Ghosts of Yesterday
-
By Right of Purchase