The Operator and the Superintendent (1913)
The lure of the west appeals so strongly to Ellen, seated in her tiny hall bedroom, that she determines to answer an advertisement for a telegraph operator for a western station. Ellen is successful in securing an appointment at Tempuch and is escorted to her new office by Wilson, the superintendent of the western division. A mutual attraction springs up between the two young people, and Wilson departs for his office, six miles distant, reluctantly. The freshness and beauty of the new operator attract the attention of one of the most notorious gamblers in Tempuch, who, after being scorned by Ellen, determines to win her. Later he proposes to her and in a rage at her refusal, advances toward her. But the timely advent of the superintendent saves Ellen from further unpleasantness. The gambler is ordered away and the superintendent proposes to Ellen and is accepted. The gambler, returning, sees their fond embrace and vows vengeance. He secures a couple of ruffians and, in company with them, goes to Ellen's office, where, after a struggle, he makes her a prisoner, but not before Ellen, during the scuffle, has had an opportunity to send a call for help over the wire to Wilson. The gambler and his pals take Ellen to a shack, which the gambler has in the mountains. Wilson, unable to get into communication with Ellen in response to her frantic call, secures a handcar and after a wild ride finds the office in confusion and his sweetheart missing. With the sheriff's posse he pushes after the gambler, who, seeing the posse at a distance, gags and binds Ellen and puts her in an old well under the shack. Wilson and his men are about to leave, having failed to find Ellen, when she accidentally hits her spur on a pipe running up to the room above. She taps her whereabouts in the Morse code on the pipe and Wilson quickly releases her, while the sheriff and his men keep the gambler and his pals covered. Needless to say a new operator is wanted at Tempuch at once.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| David Horsley | Producer |
