A Timely Interception (1913)
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
Director: D.W. Griffith
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W. Chrystie Miller as The Farmer |
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Lillian Gish as The Farmer's Daughter |
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Robert Harron as The Farmer's Adopted Son |
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Lionel Barrymore as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother |
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Lucille Hutton as May - Uncle James's Daughter |
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Joseph McDermott as The Oil Syndicate Prospector |
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William J. Butler as The Oil Syndicate Officer |
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Alfred Paget as The Oil Syndicate Officer |
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Frank Evans as First Oil Rig Foreman |
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Frank Opperman as Second Oil Rig Foreman |
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Adolph Lestina as Uncle James's Friend |
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Charles Gorman as The Policeman |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | Christy Cabanne | Writer |