When Seconds Count (1927)
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.
Director: Oscar Apfel
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Billy Sullivan as Billy Mathewson |
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Mildred June as Elinor |
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Rose Kimman as Mimi, the Dancer |
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Jerome La Grasse as Goerge Milburn |
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Marie Messinger as Toots Sweet |
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Jimmy Aubrey as Dizzy Durby |
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Earl Wayland Bowman as Dave Streater |
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Joseph W. Girard as James Mathewson |
| Directing | Oscar Apfel | Director |
| Writing | Suzanne Avery | Writer |
| Production | Duke Worne | Producer |
| Crew | Ernest F. Smith | Cinematography |