The Strike at the Mines (1911) User Reviews

There is an exhilaration about this picture which cannot be denied

[deickemeyer · 7 January 2016]

This is a melodramatic picture, but the bravery of the manager in saving Sanders from the mine fire, and Sanders' bravery in defending the manager from the strikers, together with a few thrilling incidents scattered through the play, keep the interest of the audience at the highest tension. At the denouement, when the strike ends, with the contented men driving away the malcontents, and with Sanders' promotion to the position of assistant manager, the thrill is sent over in fine shape. Even though such things scarcely ever occur in real life there is an exhilaration about this picture which cannot be denied. It is the romance of the thing that attracts and pleases; the suggestion, perhaps, that men can, after all, rise superior to circumstances and conquer even the most adverse fate in their struggle for success. The Edison players do this sort of work remarkably well and develop all the possibilities such an incident may possess. - The Moving Picture World, April 22, 1911