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The Refrigerator Car's Captive (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

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The Refrigerator Car's Captive (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Crane and Buckley are rivals in love as well as in business. Buckley meets his first set-back when Crane refuses to sell him his orange ranch. The second comes when Delia, whom both love, promises to marry Crane. Furious, Buckley sows the ...See moreCrane and Buckley are rivals in love as well as in business. Buckley meets his first set-back when Crane refuses to sell him his orange ranch. The second comes when Delia, whom both love, promises to marry Crane. Furious, Buckley sows the seeds of dissension among Crane's men. Cranwood and Hillman, in Crane's employ, are Buckley's spies. These men help create trouble. Through the dastardly work of Buckley and his henchmen, four cars of fruit consigned to the east are side-tracked and ruined. Crane, however, presses a claim against the railroad and his rival's attempt to make him lose money fails. Cranwood and Hillman later succeed in getting Crane's men to go out on strike. Delia comes to her sweetheart's rescue by getting the women in the village to take the place of the strikers. To turn Delia against Crane, Buckley gets an adventuress to pose as Crane's wife. Delia is horrified when the woman approaches and declares that Crane is her husband. Tony, a half-witted boy, comes to his employer's rescue when he announces that he had overheard Buckley employ the woman. Desperate, Buckley plans to cause Crane's death. At his orders, Cranwood and Hillman entrap Crane in a refrigerator car, which is then cut from the train. The car runs away and dashes down the hillside. Tony witnesses the deed and goes for help. Delia learns of her lover's peril. Summoning the sheriff, she goes in pursuit of the runaway, in an automobile. The runaway approaches a bridge, the tracks of which have been torn up by Buckley and his tools. A passenger train approaches from the opposite direction. Delia and the sheriff flag the train while Tony, making a flying leap, lands on the runaway car and applies the hand-brake. Crane is rescued just as he is about to become unconscious from the cold. Buckley, Cranwood and Hillman, lurking in the vicinity, are captured and placed under arrest. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Helen Holmes Delia Drake Delia Drake See fewer	The Railroad Raiders (1917)
William Brunton Sydney Crane Sydney Crane See fewer	Stingaree (1915)
M.J. Murchison Tony Tony See fewer	The Hazards of Helen (1914)
Leo D. Maloney Richard Buckley Richard Buckley See fewer	The Loser's End (1924)
George A. Williams Cranwood - one of Buckley's Men (as G.A. Williams) Cranwood - one of Buckley's Men (as G.A. Williams) See fewer	Super Speed (1925)
Charles Wells Hillman - one of Buckley's men Hillman - one of Buckley's men See fewer	The Hazards of Helen (1914)