When Seconds Count
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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Billy Sullivan
Billy Mathewson
Also in
Murder by Television
Daring Deeds
Mildred June
Elinor
Also in
Be Reasonable
Dog Shy
Rose Kimman
Mimi, the Dancer
No other roles listed
Jerome La Grasse
Goerge Milburn
Also in
The Flame Fighter
Blue Blazes
Marie Messinger
Toots Sweet
Also in
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Riders of the Dawn
Jimmy Aubrey
Dizzy Durby
Also in
The Meeting
Worries and Wobbles
Earl Wayland Bowman
Dave Streater
Joseph W. Girard
James Mathewson
Known for
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Dishonored
Oscar Apfel Director · Suzanne Avery Writer
United States release April 1, 1927 · Produced in United States
Production
Duke Worne Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · April 1, 1927
Theatrical
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