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* StopTrick: Used ([[JumpCut imperfectly]]) during the chase scene to create the illusion of a shoot-out between the two vehicles.
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* DamselInDistress: Zig-Zagged. The Switchman's Daughter gets kidnapped twice, but she also gets to heroically ''prevent'' a disaster.
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* SparedByTheCut: Possibly Inverted. It's been said that the film originally had an additional shot (now lost) which made it clear that the Engineer survived. Without that, it's easy to get the impression that he managed to save the life of his lover and get revenge on her attempted murderers, [[BittersweetEnding but got himself killed in the process.]]
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When the daughter of a switchman (Margaret Illington) casually wanders into the woods, she runs into a gang of bandits plotting to cause a train wreckage. They bind her to a tree to keep her out of the way, but she is rescued by her loyal dog. The Switchman's Daughter manages to prevent the distaster by warning the people on the train of of the danger. She applauded for her heroism, but is then knocked unconscious and captured by the bandits again, [[ChainedToARailway who leave her on the railroad tracks to get run over,]] and steal a handcar to make their getaway. However, our leading lady is rescued by one of the engineers, who engages in a shoot-out with the bandits as a chase ensues between his train engine and their handcar.
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When the daughter of a switchman (Margaret Illington) casually wanders into the woods, she runs into a gang of bandits plotting to cause a train wreckage. They bind her to a tree to keep her out of the way, but she is rescued by her loyal dog. The Switchman's Daughter manages to prevent the distaster by warning the people on the train of of the danger. She is applauded for her heroism, but is then knocked unconscious and captured by the bandits again, [[ChainedToARailway who leave her on the railroad tracks to get run over,]] and steal a handcar to make their getaway. However, our leading lady is rescued by one of the engineers, who engages in a shoot-out with the bandits as a chase ensues between his train engine and their handcar.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Three examples:
** The Switchman's Daughter is rescued by her dog, after the Train Wreckers capture her.
** Then, the Switchman's Daughter uses some of her clothes as an improvised warning flag to get the attention of the people on the train, preventing the attempted wrecking.
** Finally, the Switchman's Daughter is rescued by the Engineer, who picks her up onto the train before it runs her over.
** The Switchman's Daughter is rescued by her dog, after the Train Wreckers capture her.
** Then, the Switchman's Daughter uses some of her clothes as an improvised warning flag to get the attention of the people on the train, preventing the attempted wrecking.
** Finally, the Switchman's Daughter is rescued by the Engineer, who picks her up onto the train before it runs her over.
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* RailroadTracksOfDoom: The Train Wreckers try to kill the Switchman's Daughter by having her run over by a train engine. They get a taste of their own medicine later, when that very engine sets out to hunt them down.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery1903'', another Western featuring gunmen attacking a train. Both films were made by the same director and studio two years apart, and both featured Broncho Billy Anderson playing a bandit.
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* TapOnTheHead: How one of the Train Wreckers knocks the Switchman's Daughter out during her second capture.
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* GenkiGirl: Prior to her abduction, the Switchman's Daughter is shown to be in a great mood, happily waving at people.
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* KnowWhenToFoldThem: Some of the bandits are shown running off into the woods once it becomes clear that they have no chance of winning the shoot-out.
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* TheDividual: The Train Wreckers always operate as a single unit, and have no individual personality traits.
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* TrainJob: Presumably, the bandits were planning to rob the train after wrecking it.
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* HeroicBystander: Our heroes? An ordinary Switchman's daughter with the conviction to do the right thing, her trusty dog, and an engineer who happens to be quite handy with a gun.
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* HeroicBystander: Our heroes? An ordinary Switchman's switchman's daughter with the conviction to do the right thing, her trusty dog, and an engineer who happens to be quite handy with a gun.
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* DarkIsEvil: Most of the Train Wreckers are wearing clothes in darker hues.
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* FakeShemp: For the rescue scene, the Switchman's Daughter is replaced by a puppet for one shot.
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* HeroicBystander: Our heroes? An ordinary Switchman's daughter with the conviction to do the right thing, her trusty dog, and an engineer who happens to be quite handy with a gun.
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* CarChase: The climax is essentially this... [[RecycledInSpace but on a railway.]]
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* HandcarPursuit: The Train Wreckers steal a handcar to make their getaway. The heroes then chase (and shoot) them down with their train engine.
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* BatteringRam: The Train Wreckers use a wooden beam as one to break down the door to the shed where the handcar is stored.
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* HeroicDog: The Switchman's Daughter's dog comes to the rescue after her kidnapping, biting apart the ropes she's bound by. Later he runs back home to her father and her lover, informing them of the upcoming danger.
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* SheKnowsTooMuch: When the Train Wreckers catchiga the Switchman's Daughter listening in on their meeting, they have her BoundAndGagged to keep her from interfering with their scheme. It doesn't work.
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* AntagonistTitle: The eponymous "Train Wreckers" are a gang of bandits willing to commit both theft and murder.
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* HeroesLoveDogs: The Switchman's Daughter being shown owning and petting a dog immediately establishes her as a NiceGirl from the film's very first shot.
* LightIsGood: The Switchman's daughter and the Train Engineers are all wearing white.
* LightIsGood: The Switchman's daughter and the Train Engineers are all wearing white.
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When the daughter of a switchman (Margaret Illington) casually wanders into the woods, she runs into a gang of bandits plotting to cause a train wreckage. They bind her to a tree to keep her out of the way, but she is rescued by her loyal dog. The Switchman's Daughter manages to prevent the distaster by warning the people on the train of of the danger. She applauded for her heroism, but is then knocked unconscious and captured by the bandits again, [[ChainedToTheRailway who leave her on the railroad tracks to get run over,]] and steal a handcar to make their getaway. However, our leading lady is rescued by one of the engineers, who engages in a shoot-out with the bandits as a chase ensues between his train engine and their handcar.
While not as well-remembered today as Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery, this was still Edison's studio's most popular film of 1995, with 157 prints being sold.
While not as well-remembered today as Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery, this was still Edison's studio's most popular film of 1995, with 157 prints being sold.
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When the daughter of a switchman (Margaret Illington) casually wanders into the woods, she runs into a gang of bandits plotting to cause a train wreckage. They bind her to a tree to keep her out of the way, but she is rescued by her loyal dog. The Switchman's Daughter manages to prevent the distaster by warning the people on the train of of the danger. She applauded for her heroism, but is then knocked unconscious and captured by the bandits again, [[ChainedToTheRailway [[ChainedToARailway who leave her on the railroad tracks to get run over,]] and steal a handcar to make their getaway. However, our leading lady is rescued by one of the engineers, who engages in a shoot-out with the bandits as a chase ensues between his train engine and their handcar.
While not as well-remembered today asFilm/TheGreatTrainRobbery, Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery1903, this was still Edison's studio's most popular film of 1995, 1905, with 157 prints being sold.
While not as well-remembered today as
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* ChainedToTheRailway: ChainedToARailway: While this was already a sacred tradition of stage melodrama, this is possibly the older oldest surviving film to feature this trope. Though the would-be victim technically isn't actually chained, just placed on the rails while knocked out.
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A 1905 silent Western, directed by Edwin S. Porter for UsefulNotes/Thomas Edison's production company.
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A 1905 silent Western, directed by Edwin S. Porter for UsefulNotes/Thomas Edison's production company.
When the daughter of a switchman (Margaret Illington) casually wanders into the woods, she runs into a gang of bandits plotting to cause a train wreckage. They bind her to a tree to keep her out of the way, but she is rescued by her loyal dog. The Switchman's Daughter manages to prevent the distaster by warning the people on the train of of the danger. She applauded for her heroism, but is then knocked unconscious and captured by the bandits again, [[ChainedToTheRailway who leave her on the railroad tracks to get run over,]] and steal a handcar to make their getaway. However, our leading lady is rescued by one of the engineers, who engages in a shoot-out with the bandits as a chase ensues between his train engine and their handcar.
While not as well-remembered today as Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery, this was still Edison's studio's most popular film of 1995, with 157 prints being sold.
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* ChainedToTheRailway: While this was already a sacred tradition of stage melodrama, this is possibly the older surviving film to feature this trope. Though the would-be victim technically isn't actually chained, just placed on the rails while knocked out.
* DragonTheirFeet: There is nothing distinguishing "The Last Train Wrecker" (played by Broncho Billy Anderson) from his fellow bandits other than being the final one standing once the others have either been shot dead or left the scene. He even becomes a potential HeroKiller as he wounds the Engineer, before one of the latter's allies takes the bandit down.
* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are named. Their roles are simply inferred from what we see on screen. Possibly Averted with the Train Wreckers themselves though, if you take the title to not be merely descriptive but the actual name of their gang.
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When the daughter of a switchman (Margaret Illington) casually wanders into the woods, she runs into a gang of bandits plotting to cause a train wreckage. They bind her to a tree to keep her out of the way, but she is rescued by her loyal dog. The Switchman's Daughter manages to prevent the distaster by warning the people on the train of of the danger. She applauded for her heroism, but is then knocked unconscious and captured by the bandits again, [[ChainedToTheRailway who leave her on the railroad tracks to get run over,]] and steal a handcar to make their getaway. However, our leading lady is rescued by one of the engineers, who engages in a shoot-out with the bandits as a chase ensues between his train engine and their handcar.
While not as well-remembered today as Film/TheGreatTrainRobbery, this was still Edison's studio's most popular film of 1995, with 157 prints being sold.
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* ChainedToTheRailway: While this was already a sacred tradition of stage melodrama, this is possibly the older surviving film to feature this trope. Though the would-be victim technically isn't actually chained, just placed on the rails while knocked out.
* DragonTheirFeet: There is nothing distinguishing "The Last Train Wrecker" (played by Broncho Billy Anderson) from his fellow bandits other than being the final one standing once the others have either been shot dead or left the scene. He even becomes a potential HeroKiller as he wounds the Engineer, before one of the latter's allies takes the bandit down.
* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are named. Their roles are simply inferred from what we see on screen. Possibly Averted with the Train Wreckers themselves though, if you take the title to not be merely descriptive but the actual name of their gang.
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