wow be i confuse when i saw this movie from 1911. i do not recall have see the lonedale operator when i start the film and but soon after it start it be like a case of déjà vu . i know i have see the film before and even review it on imdb but i do not remember it a be call the lonedale operator . after a little checking and i find that the film i have see be the girl and her trust ( 1912 ) and the film be virtually identical . and and oddly enough and both be 17 minute long ( though the speed at which the film be crank may make this slightly longer or short ) . this really isn not too surprising and though and a when the film be make back in 1911 and outright plagiarism be common and pretty much condone and many time the same production company would remake their film only a year or so later . often and the same film would be make by two or three or even more production company sometimes even with the same movie title . so it very easy to understand the confusion . now a for the film itself and it a very good early full length movie . believe it or not and 17 minute make this a very long film for 1911 a most film be less than five minute long . because of it great length and the film have a good plot and be quite entertaining . compare to other film of the age and it be a standout picture in practically every way .