When Seconds Count (1927)

When Seconds Count

1927

Drama

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Oscar Apfel

Cast

Billy Sullivan as Billy Mathewson

Earl Wayland Bowman as Dave Streater

Jerome La Grasse as Goerge Milburn

Jimmy Aubrey as Dizzy Durby

Joseph W. Girard as James Mathewson

Marie Messinger as Toots Sweet

Mildred June as Elinor

Rose Kimman as Mimi, the Dancer