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The Railroad Builder
Produced byThanhouser Company[1][2]
StarringWilliam Garwood
Marguerite Snow
William Russell
Distributed byMotion Picture Distributors and Sales Company
Release date
  • May 9, 1911 (1911-05-09)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Railroad Builder is a 1911 American silent short drama film.[3] The film starred William Garwood, Marguerite Snow and William Russell.

References

  1. ^ "EMPIRE PICTURES". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. New South Wales, Australia. 7 March 1912. p. 2 (EVENING). Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia., ..."The Railroad Builder" is a railway drama by the Thanhouser. Company...
  2. ^ "LOCAL NEWS". Albany Advertiser. Vol. XXIV, no. 2976. Western Australia. 26 August 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia., ...The Railroad Builders" is an industrial drama by the Thanhouser Co. Old man Reid receives word from his attorney that the railway people have won an appeal and will shortly proceed to construct their railway through his land. His only daughter is broken-hearted, . and makes a trip to town to beseech The president to alter the route. He refuses. Some of her neighbours take matters into their own hands, waylay the engineer in charge and set fire to thousands of sleepers. The girl in great indignation at their insane section, herself rides to town for help as the picture will show...
  3. ^ "ENTERTAINMENTS". The West Australian. Vol. XXVII, no. 7, 906. Western Australia. 2 August 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 9 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia., ...dealing with America's enterprise in building the iron road....