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The Conductor's Courtship (1914)
Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

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The Conductor's Courtship (1914)

Short | Short, Comedy, Drama

Bill and Tom are rivals for the hand of Gail Allan, daughter of a station agent. Although her father orders Gail to marry Bill, who is an engineer, the girl is determined to marry Tom, a freight conductor. Allan sees Tom talking to Gail ...See moreBill and Tom are rivals for the hand of Gail Allan, daughter of a station agent. Although her father orders Gail to marry Bill, who is an engineer, the girl is determined to marry Tom, a freight conductor. Allan sees Tom talking to Gail and orders the man away. Just as he hops aboard his train, the conductor slips a note into his sweetheart's hand. Informing her that arrangements have been completed for their elopement the following day. The next morning, Allan again sees Tom conversing with Gail and angrily shoves the man away. Tom bides his time. Bidding Gail to stand close to the track, he reaches out from the caboose platform and snatches her in his arms as the train speeds by. Furious, Allan and Bill leap into the latter's locomotive and go in pursuit of the freight train. Tom, however, is equal to the occasion. He and one of his brakemen cautiously lean over the edge of the caboose and pour oil on the tracks. Consequently, when Bill's locomotive reaches the greased tracks, it comes to a standstill. The pursuers see a handcar on a siding. Appropriating it, they continue the chase. But the lovers reach the spot where a minister is waiting, and by the time Allan and Bill arrive, Tom and Gail are married. Wild with anger, Bill and Allan return to their handcar. Allan's rage gets the best of him. Feeling he must give vent to his rage, the father turns upon poor Bill just as they pass a ditch and, with a lusty blow, knocks him into it. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
Helen Holmes Gail Allen Gail Allen See fewer	The Railroad Raiders (1917)
J.P. McGowan Tom - the Freight Conductor Tom - the Freight Conductor See fewer	The Lost Express (1917)
C.U. Wells Bill Wiley, Allen's favorite Bill Wiley, Allen's favorite See fewer	Whispering Smith (1916)
George A. Williams Allen - Gail's Father (as G.A. Williams) Allen - Gail's Father (as G.A. Williams) See fewer	Super Speed (1925)
Jack Hoxie Bill - the Engineer (as Hart Hoxie) Bill - the Engineer (as Hart Hoxie) See fewer	Looking for Trouble (1926)