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A Railroad Conspiracy (1913)
Short | 28 min | Short, Drama

A Railroad Conspiracy (1913)

Short | 28 min | Short, Drama

Jorans, a railroad engineer, is over-fond of liquor. His wife's warnings are to no avail. One morning the yard-master finds him drinking and immediately discharges the man. The Jorans have always lived beyond their income and consequently ...See moreJorans, a railroad engineer, is over-fond of liquor. His wife's warnings are to no avail. One morning the yard-master finds him drinking and immediately discharges the man. The Jorans have always lived beyond their income and consequently have very little money saved. Several weeks later they are dispossessed and their furniture thrown out in the yard. Mabel, a neighbor, offers them a temporary home in a small shanty adjoining her house. They gratefully accept her offer. A number of crooks conspire to rob a freight car of a valuable shipment of silk. They wish to get the car out of the yards and persuade Jorans to help them. The large sum of money they offer dazzles him and when his wife overhears the plot and threatens to inform the authorities, she is bound and locked up in the shanty. Mabel discovers the woman's predicament accidentally and frees her. As soon as Mrs. Jorans revives they hasten to the railroad station and give the alarm. The thieves have stolen an engine and with Jorans as engineer, have pulled the car out of the yard. A telegraph operator at a distant station is notified and receives instructions to stop the train if he has to wreck it. A number of laborers are working nearby. They tear up the tracks. The train approaches and is derailed as a pursuing engine hearing Mrs. Jorans and Mabel pulls up behind it. Jorans, through his own action and guilty conscience, loses his life, while his two accomplices are secured by the authorities. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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James B. Ross Jorans - a Railroad Engineer Jorans - a Railroad Engineer See fewer	The Swamp Fox (1914)
Mary Ross Nellie Jorans - the Engineer's Wife (as Mrs. James B. Ross) Nellie Jorans - the Engineer's Wife (as Mrs. James B. Ross) See fewer	The School for Scandal (1914)
Miriam Cooper Mabel - a Neighbor Mabel - a Neighbor See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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