The Lonedale Opperator (1911 Film) -- Directed By D.W. Griffith -- Full Movie

When her father becomes ill, a young woman takes over the telegraph at a lonely western railroad station. She soon gets word that the next train will deliver the payroll for a mining company. The train brings not only the money, but a pair of ruffians bent on stealing it. All alone, she wires for help, and then holds off the bad guys until it arrives -- IMDB

Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written by Mack Sennett
Produced by D. W. Griffith
Starring Blanche Sweet
Verner Clarges
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date

March 23, 1911

Running time
17 minutes (16 frame/s)
Country United States
Language Silent with English intertitles