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A Timely Interception (1913)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Overview
A farmer has saved all his life to pay for his daughter’s wedding, but when his brother is fired from his job on the oil rig, the wedding must be postponed and the money put to the more pressing need. The farmer, now himself destitute, is forced to put his house up for sale to repay his creditors. Meanwhile, a man from the oil syndicate discovers oil on the farmer’s land. Moving quickly, the syndicate tries to buy the farm before the farmer knows what he is selling. -Harpodeon
Rated NR | Length 17 minutes
Actors
W. Chrystie Miller | Lillian Gish | Robert Harron | Lionel Barrymore | Lucille Hutton | Joseph McDermott | William J. Butler | Alfred Paget | Frank Evans | Frank Opperman | Adolph Lestina | Charles Gorman