The Manager of the B & A (1916)
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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.
- Release date
- September 25, 1916
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Helen Holmes as Constance Emory
- Leo D. Maloney as Dan Oakley
- Paul Hurst as Roger Oakley
- Nick Woods as Gen. Corning
- Thomas G. Lingham as Griffith Ryder
- William N. Chapman as Thomas Emory
- William Brunton as Gordon Holt
Crew
- J.P. McGowan · Director
- Vaughn Kester · Writer