The Manager of the B & A 1916
The Manager of the B & A
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Constance Emory
... Dan Oakley (as Leo Maloney)
... Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)
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N.Z. Wood... Gen. Corning (as N.V. Wood)
... Griffith Ryder
... Thomas Emory
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Release Date:
Sep 25, 1916 (United States)
Run Time:
50`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
The Manager of the B & A
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Constance Emory
... Dan Oakley (as Leo Maloney)
... Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)
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N.Z. Wood... Gen. Corning (as N.V. Wood)
... Griffith Ryder
... Thomas Emory
... Gordon Holt