The Lonedale Operator

The Lonedale Operator

6.1IMDb Score
Released:1911-03-23
Duration:17 min
Director:D.W. Griffith
Actors:Blanche Sweet, George Nichols, Francis J. Grandon, Wilfred Lucas, Edward Dillon
Production:American Mutoscope & Biograph

Overview:

A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.

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