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The Trail Breakers (1914)
Short | Short, Western

The Trail Breakers (1914)

Short | Short, Western

Rex de Roselli is president of the D. & H. Railroad. In his employ, as private secretary, is William Clifford. Roselli has a daughter, Marie, between whom and Clifford there is a decided love interest, though this is unknown to Roselli, ...See moreRex de Roselli is president of the D. & H. Railroad. In his employ, as private secretary, is William Clifford. Roselli has a daughter, Marie, between whom and Clifford there is a decided love interest, though this is unknown to Roselli, who hopes Marie will accept the attention of Sherman Bainbridge, a director and stockholder in the D. & H. The C. & D., a rival railroad, is about to parallel the D. & H. system. Knowing this action will cut into the profits of his road, Roselli invites Bainbridge to discuss the matter with him. The conference takes place in the library of the Roselli home and follows a dinner at which are present Clifford, Bainbridge, Roselli and Marie. During the conference, Clifford and Marie, in the adjoining reception room, enter into a love scene. Bainbridge sees the action reflected in a mirror, loses his temper, and calls Roselli's attention to the scene. Roselli, angered at Clifford's presumption, discharges his secretary and forbids him all further intercourse with Marie. Later, Clifford goes West. He succeeds in obtaining a position with the C. & D., which road is now steadily pressing forward its branch. All sorts of labor has been engaged, though the Indian element predominates. An accident causes the death of the superintendent of construction, and threatens to tie up the work on the branch. Clifford's knowledge of railroading comes to the fore, and he is sent to take the place of the dead superintendent. The troublesome Indians take to Clifford, and work is resumed. Roselli and Bainbridge decide to go West, their object being the buying off of the C. & D.'s intention, or failing in this, to induce the rival road to come to some agreement which will be an advantage to the D. & H. Roselli's private car is placed in commission and, accompanied by Marie and Bainbridge, he starts West. En route to the scene of activity, the Roselli special runs over and kills a squaw and her papoose. The squaw is the wife of Crowfoot, Clifford's Indian foreman. The tragedy causes no little excitement among the Indians, but Clifford, unaware of the identity of the occupants of the "special," manages to smooth things over, and the excitement dies down. Still later, when Roselli fails in his mission, Bainbridge, in an effort to impede the work on the C. & D., hires men to supply liquor to the Indian laborers. His scheme is successful, though it comes near to resulting in another tragedy. Inflamed with the liquor, and smarting over the death of his wife and child, Crowfoot organizes his Indians and starts forth to revenge himself upon the occupants of the private car. Clifford hears the trouble, succeeds in calming the enraged foreman, but fails to hold the drink-crazed Indians. The Indians blow up a stretch of the main line, then force Roselli's engineer to pull his train on to a spur. The fireman escapes and starts for assistance. He meets Clifford, tells of the danger to Roselli and Marie, and Clifford, with the assistance of a number of cowboys, hastens to the rescue of Roselli's party. A running battle ensues with the Indians on the train and the cowboys on the ground. The Indians are defeated and driven away. Recognitions are mutual. Roselli is quick to recognize the worth of his daughter's lover, admits his defeat, and, as a reward for having saved the lives of himself and Marie, gives his consent to the marriage of the two young people. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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5 cast members

Name	Known for
William Clifford Clifford Clifford See fewer	The Hidden Law (1916)
Marie Walcamp Marie Rosselli Marie Rosselli See fewer	Tongues of Flame (1918)
Rex De Rosselli Rosselli - Marie's Father Rosselli - Marie's Father See fewer	Rescued by Wireless (1914)
Sherman Bainbridge Bainbridge - Clifford's Rival Bainbridge - Clifford's Rival See fewer	The Raid of the Human Tigers (1913)
Val Paul Actor Actor See fewer	Suspense (1913)