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The Rival Engineers (1912)
Short | Drama, Short, Thriller

The Rival Engineers (1912)

Short | Drama, Short, Thriller

Fletcher and Thorn, two engineers on the M. and M. Railroad, admire the new engine recently purchased by the company and each applies to the superintendent for permission to run it. Fletcher is successful in securing the prize, which ...See moreFletcher and Thorn, two engineers on the M. and M. Railroad, admire the new engine recently purchased by the company and each applies to the superintendent for permission to run it. Fletcher is successful in securing the prize, which arouses the anger of Thorn. Arriving home that night, Thorn finds Fletcher's son, Robert, standing at the gate talking with his daughter, Jenny. Thorn roughly orders Jenny into the house and turning to Robert, forbids him to speak to Jenny again. An argument ensues and in the struggle Robert is thrown down. Robert informs his father of the trouble with Thorn and Fletcher tells him to wait until morning when he will settle with Thorn at the railroad yard. The next day when the engineers meet a quarrel takes place and Fletcher gets very much the worst of it. A few days later the engineers gather and discuss the question of a strike. Thorn makes a speech, begging the men to remain with the company. His speech is having its desired effect when Fletcher, who has shown all along his enmity toward Thorn, jumps up and induces the men to strike. Thorn refuses to follow the other men out. Consternation reigns in the superintendent's office when he learns of the strike. Immediate delivery of valuable freight on a siding in the railroad yard is demanded by a consignee and a claim for large damages is imminent unless delivery is effected at once. The superintendent asks Thorn if he will move the freight. Thorn agrees, and a clerk is supplied him as a fireman. Fletcher discovers Thorn's intention and decides to thwart him. He tells a group of strikers of Thorn's plan and a mob starts to stone Thorn's engine as he passes. Being unable to stop Thorn, Fletcher leaves the crowd and, calling to a fireman, jumps on his own engine and starts on a parallel track to intercept Thorn. A wonderful race between the two engines takes place. The mad race over the rails, the collision that finally occurs, the rescue of the engineers, and the final adjustment of all difficulties, makes this one of the most thrilling and interesting railroad stories. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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4 cast members

Name	Known for
Guy Coombs Robert Fletcher Robert Fletcher See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Miriam Cooper Jennie Thorn (as Marian Cooper) Jennie Thorn (as Marian Cooper) See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Hal Clements James Thorn - Jennie's Father James Thorn - Jennie's Father See fewer	The Girl Telegrapher's Nerve (1916)
Henry Hallam Charles Fletcher - Robert's Father Charles Fletcher - Robert's Father See fewer	The Evil Thereof (1916)