The Manager of the B & A (1916)

The Manager of the B & A

1916

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

J.P. McGowan

Cast

Helen Holmes as Constance Emory

Leo D. Maloney as Dan Oakley (as Leo Maloney)

N.Z. Wood as Gen. Corning (as N.V. Wood)

Paul Hurst as Roger Oakley (as Paul C. Hurst)

Thomas G. Lingham as Griffith Ryder

William Brunton as Gordon Holt

William N. Chapman as Thomas Emory

Crew