From Dusk to Dawn
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The manager of a large iron works fires employee Daniel Grayson, whom he believes is a dangerous agitator. Afterwards, Dan's friend, young Freddy Wayne, is killed in an explosion at the iron works, and Dan is arrested during the resulting riot. At the police station, he befriends Freddy's sister Carlena, who has been arrested for picketing, and when Dan is persuaded to run for governor on the Working Class ticket, Carlena takes an active part in the campaign. Fearing defeat, Dan's opponents bring charges of conspiracy against him, but a famous labor attorney convinces the jury of Dan's innocence. Consequently, he wins the election but later faces a crisis with the introduction of a "right to work" bill. Despite powerful opposition to the bill, Dan heeds Carlena's pleas and signs it, thereby winning her hand in marriage.
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The film was also known as Labor vs. Capital and was listed in one review as five reels in length. Clarence Darrow, the famous criminal lawyer, probably played himself in this film. Darrow, a noted labor attorney, defended two brothers named McNamara in 1911 for bombing the Los Angeles Times building. Because of the confessions of the brothers during their trial, Darrow was then repudiated by American labor leaders and never again represented labor interests. This film was made more than a year after the trial, and its surrounding publicity had already ceased.
