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A Wireless Rescue (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

A Wireless Rescue (1915)

Short | Drama, Short

Filled with a desire to get square with the railroad, Engineer Jim Burke, discharged for drunkenness, tries to incite some of the other engineers to go on strike. Meeting with poor success, he and his gang then try to get Welch, the ...See moreFilled with a desire to get square with the railroad, Engineer Jim Burke, discharged for drunkenness, tries to incite some of the other engineers to go on strike. Meeting with poor success, he and his gang then try to get Welch, the operator and towerman at the bridge across Clear River to quit, but he refuses. Angry words are passed and a fight is narrowly averted. Doubly enraged, Burke swears to be revenged on both the railroad and Welch. Several days later he and his gang attack Welch, bind him and throw him into the lower part of the tower. Then Burke, glancing at the clock, sees that the Flyer is due in five minutes, yanks over a lever which opens the bridge draw, and sets the semaphore signal at "Clear." Bringing her father's dinner from their home nearby, Polly Welch notices the open bridge and the signal indicating the track is clear. Realizing that something must be wrong, and knowing the Flyer is due in a few minutes, the girl starts for the tower, but seeing Burke and his men running angrily towards her, stops and races madly home, barricading the door just as Burke and the others arrive. She hurriedly adjusts the wireless apparatus in her room, with which she is very proficient, and frantically calls for help. Polly knows that the Flyer is equipped with a complete wireless outfit. Running at a high rate of speed, the train whistles for the bridge approach, and Polly has terrifying visions of the fearful wreck to follow if her message is not caught. Fortunately, the wireless operator on the Flyer hears the call, pulls the emergency cord and the train is brought to a jarring stop on the bridge itself. Meanwhile, Burke and his followers have broken into the house and are about to seize the girl, when Harry and Welch rush in with the trainmen to her assistance, and after a sharp battle capture Burke and his gang. With a shout of joy Polly is acclaimed a girl of nerve and courage. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Dorothy Kelly Polly Welch Polly Welch See fewer	The Antique Engagement Ring (1914)
James Morrison Polly's Sweetheart Polly's Sweetheart See fewer	Captain Blood (1924)
George Cooper Jim Burke Jim Burke See fewer	The Unholy Night (1929)
William Shea Old Welch - Polly's Father Old Welch - Polly's Father See fewer	Davy Jones' Parrot (1910)
Charles Wellesley Actor Actor See fewer	The Wolf Man (1923)
J. Herbert Frank Actor Actor See fewer	Scandal (1917)