When Seconds Count

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When Seconds Count (1927)

Directed by Oscar Apfel

Drama · 50m

Following a rift with his wealthy father, Billy Mathewson, a young Broadway wastrel, escapes with his friend, Dizzy Durby, to the small town of Salino, where his father's company is building a dam. However, a crooked foreman is engaged in making himself rich at the expense of his employer and the villagers. However, Billy defeats the villain, and also wins Elinor, the daughter of a prominent local resident.

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Cast

Billy Sullivan Billy Mathewson Mildred June Elinor
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Rose Kimman Mimi, the Dancer
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Jerome La Grasse Goerge Milburn
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Marie Messinger Toots Sweet Jimmy Aubrey Dizzy Durby
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Earl Wayland Bowman Dave Streater Joseph W. Girard James Mathewson

Crew

Director
Oscar Apfel
Writer
Suzanne Avery
Producer
Duke Worne

Details

Release date
1927-04-01
Runtime
50m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Duke Worne Productions