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When Seconds Count

Apr 1, 1927 · 50m
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Drama

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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
Rose Kimman
Mimi, the Dancer
Jerome La Grasse
Goerge Milburn
Marie Messinger
Toots Sweet
Jimmy Aubrey
Dizzy Durby
Earl Wayland Bowman
Dave Streater
Joseph W. Girard
James Mathewson
Directed by Oscar Apfel

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Duke Worne Productions
Country
US
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