The Manager of the B & A

Duration: 50 min
Release date: 1916-09-25
IMDB

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.

Drama

The Manager of the B & A

Similar Films

  • The Probation Wife
  • The Eternal Flame
  • The Case of Lena Smith
  • Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  • A Star Is Born
  • Poppy
  • The Ghosts of Yesterday
  • By Right of Purchase
  • A Daughter of the Poor
  • Greed
  • Трагедия двух сестёр
  • Das große Licht
  • The Lost Mail Sack
  • Darkest Russia
  • Jim the Penman
  • The Master Hand
  • Aberglaube

NextFilm 2025