The Railroad Monopoly (1916)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1916-01-15
Director: N/A
Writers: N/A
Language: None | English
Stars: Harry Carey , Jane Novak , Hobart Henley , Mark Fenton , Glen White , Burton S. Wilson , Mina Cunard , E.P. Evers , Jack Connolly
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Railroad Monopoly , The Railroad Monopoly (United States of America) , Graft #6: The Railroad Monopoly (United States of America)
Plot: Tom Larnigan, encouraged by his victory over the Textile Trust, turns his attention to the Railroad Monopoly. Tom receives warning from the Graft Trust to cease his activities or suffer the fate of his father and brother. This warning he shows to Ben Travers, his wealthy friend and to Stevens the reporter, who has enlisted on his side, with the suggestion that they let him proceed alone, as an alliance might bring harm to them. Tom's friends assure him that they will stick for whatever happens, Tom learns that the President of the Railroad Monopoly, Rockford, is to leave for Boston that afternoon in his private car, Rockford is one of the members of the Graft Trust and one of the men to be brought to account for the death of his father. Tom and Ben call on Rockford; Tom manages to slip a warning on his desk. Leaving the office, he makes an acquaintance with the engineer of the President's private car. Tom offers the engineer a bribe to take his place. After Tom leaves, the engineer informs Rockford of the attempted bribery. Stone is present and tells the engineer, with Rockford's permission, to accept the bribe and allow Tom to take his run. Stone arranges to send Dunn, Stone's criminal agent, to take the place of the draw bridge tender and open the bridge and let the car through. Tom and Ben pay a large sum to the engineer and fireman, then run to the car, just in time to jump aboard and pull out at the command of the station master. Dorothy Maxwell has been bound and gagged, and robbed by the two men with whom she set out to warn Tom of danger. Dorothy escapes and starts for New York. The men leave a road house in time to see her go and give chase. Seeing that they will soon overtake her, Dorothy abandons the auto near the sound, rushes to a small private dock, jumps aboard a motorboat and races out on the water to safety. The owner, who happens to be in the cabin, rushes to the deck as the boat is underway. The owner is Kitty Rockford, daughter of the railroad president and Dorothy's best friend. Dorothy explains her adventures as the boat speeds towards New York. She was on her way to Lyndham, to warn Tom Larnigan when overpowered by the two men. She wishes to go there as soon as possible. Kitty says that they will borrow her father's private car for the purpose. Kitty sends a note to her father, informing him where she has gone. Rockford and Stone are enjoying a laugh together as they picture the car, but a few moments' distance from the open drawbridge, when Kitty's note is handed to Rockford. In horror at the thought that his daughter's life must be sacrificed, he suffers a complete change of nature. He resigns from the trust and declares he will do all in his power to bring railroad matters to a normal condition. When near the bridge, Tom stops the car to have a settlement with the president and is astonished to find, not the president, but Dorothy and Kitty. Explanations follow and all get off the car to make an investigation. The girls are safely delivered to their fathers, whose delight and gratitude know no bounds, Tom is much taken by the vivacious Kitty. Rockford promises Tom a complete reform and Tom reports his success to Bruce, who adds another name to the list, Charles Rockford, "Reformed."
IMDB:tt3141836