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The Tunnel Workers
(1906) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Jim Slevin, Guy Hedlund, Kate Toncray

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by F.A. Dobson. / © 10 November 1906 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / The film includes a main title and intertitles.

Drama.

Synopsis: Story of love triangle between tunnel foreman, his wife, and the project superintendent, and the nature of tunnel work.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 4 February 2015.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Fell-History p. 36; Leyda-Before p. 79; Niver-First p. 107; Shipman-Cinema p. 34.

Home video: VHS.