The Hero Engineer

The Hero Engineer byl vydán 6. července 1910.

The Hero Engineer je dlouhý 10 m.

The first scene finds the engineer in his home surrounded by his happy family. He is departing for his task of guiding the overland "flyer" with its precious freight across the continent. A few days later a delegation from the railroad engineers' union find that their demands for an increase are peremptorily refused by the superintendent, and a strike is declared. The next day, as the idle engineers are standing around the deserted roundhouse, the superintendent approaches and begs and implores one of them to carry him to a distant town, where his little one lies dangerously ill. Engineer Thomas, unable to refuse the appeal of the suffering father, takes out the engine amidst the curses and cries of a "scab." We see them rushing through the crowds of desperate strikers that line the tracks and on out into the quiet country. Arriving at his home station, the superintendent learns that his child is out of danger and sets out on the return trip. Meanwhile a friendly call-boy has overheard the plot of the strikers to burn up the trestle over which the superintendent and Engineer Thomas must run. He informs the wife and summons the aid of the militia, who hastily mount a handcar and go speeding toward the trestle. The heroic wife follows the strikers even to the dizzy top of the trestle. From their position in the cab of the flying engine the engineer and superintendent with horrified eyes see the strikers applying their torches to the kindling wood. Unable to stop the engine in time, Engineer Thomas throws on full speed, and as he dashed through the rolling smoke and scorching flames he catches sight of his daring wife, who is endeavoring to stop the strikers in their dastardly work. Quickly bringing the engine to a stop, the engineer and superintendent rush back to the aid of the wife, now in the hands of the infuriated mob. They themselves are quickly overpowered, when, just in the nick of time, the militia arrive. Soon the strikers are fleeing, and Engineer Thomas lifts his now fainting wife into his arms, while the superintendent holds a prisoner, the desperate agitator who urged on the mob of strikers.

The Hero Engineer je film s žánrem Short, Drama.