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The Lonedale Operator

191117 minUnited States
Drama

Synopsis

A young woman takes over a telegraph station when her father falls ill. Two intruders arrive after a mine payroll is delivered, leaving her to protect the money alone. A message for help begins a race between the approaching rescue and the men outside.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
16:48
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · D.W. Griffith · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Behind the scenes

Griffith alternates between the station, the attackers and the rescue train. The telegraph connects these spaces within the story, helping audiences follow the suspense created by the editing.

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