The Millionaire Engineer - Production & Contact Info

The Millionaire Engineer (1915)
Short | Drama, Short, Thriller

Primary photo for The Millionaire Engineer

The Millionaire Engineer (1915)

Short | Drama, Short, Thriller

Daniel Spencer, a self-made man, has acquired a great fortune and is the president of a railroad. He has risen from the ranks and has in turn been fireman and engineer. He gives a reception to his wealthy neighbors in honor of his ...See moreDaniel Spencer, a self-made man, has acquired a great fortune and is the president of a railroad. He has risen from the ranks and has in turn been fireman and engineer. He gives a reception to his wealthy neighbors in honor of his engagement to Maude Allyne, the daughter of a wealthy manufacturer. She is a fitting mate for Spencer. The gossips wonder how such dominating natures can mate, and predict that the wedding bells will never ring. For the night in question the discontented railroad employees hold a torchlight mass meeting in the village square. The festivities in the great mansion are interrupted by the wild cries. An orator points to the brilliantly lighted great house on the hill and denounces the greed of the president who feasts amid splendor while his employees starve in squalor. The railroad employees appoint a committee to lay their grievances before the president. A few apprehensive women follow the men and try to talk them out of the plan to strike if their demands are not acceded to. The dignified flunky is told by his master to admit the strikers. Their bullying manner arouses his ire, however, and Spencer refuses to treat with them. He defies them to strike. His sweetheart pleads for the men, but he tells her she does not understand business. She gives him back his ring and leaves him. Time passes and the strike is waged with bitterness on both sides. The fiancée acts as a Lady Bountiful to the starving strikers' families and refuses to speak to Spencer until he ends the strike. One day while Spencer is visiting the yard, news comes that a forest fire is in progress and unless help is brought to a far-off orphanage they will be burned by the encircling fire. All refuse to run the engine through the flaming forest. The president volunteers. He brings the train safely through the fire and saves the children and other people. Spencer reunites with his fiancée and gives in to the strikers. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Millionaire Engineer.

Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
King Baggot Daniel Spencer Daniel Spencer See fewer	Jim Webb, Senator (1914)
Arline Pretty Maude Allyne Maude Allyne See fewer	The Primrose Path (1925)
Frank Smith Actor Actor See fewer	A Strange Disappearance (1915)
Bessie Toner Actress Actress See fewer	Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Ned Reardon Actor Actor See fewer	The Marble Heart (1915)