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A Timely Interception

A Timely Interception

1913Short⏱️ 17m
DramaShort
6.3
IMDB Rating
78 votes

After a hard struggle the old man has just saved enough money to justify the marriage of his daughter and adopted son, when word comes from the oil fields nearby that his brother has lost his job, the little girl is very ill, and ...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
W. Chrystie Miller, Lillian Gish, Robert Harron
Release Date
June 7, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

W. Chrystie Miller
W. Chrystie Miller
as The Farmer
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
as The Farmer's Daughter
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
as The Farmer's Adopted Son
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
Lucille Hutton
Lucille Hutton
as May - Uncle James's Daughter
👤
Joseph McDermott
as The Oil Syndicate Prospector
👤
William J. Butler
as The Oil Syndicate Officer
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
as The Oil Syndicate Officer
👤
Frank Evans
as First Oil Rig Foreman
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Frank Opperman
as Second Oil Rig Foreman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
California, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

melodrama

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

A Casual Race
by boblipton2016-01-25
6/10

"Lillian Gish and Bobby Harron are about to get married, but when uncle Lionel Barrymore is fired from his job in the oil fields, daddy Chrystie Miller lends him the money for his sick daughter and puts the farm up for sale. Will the Oil Syndicate, who have found lots of oil on the property, buy the farm for a pittance, or will things turn out right for the young lovers? After five years behind the camera, D. W. Griffith had assembled movie-making techniques, cast, crew and a movie audience that flocked to see his latest productions. His bosses were happy, and saw no need to change anything, b..."

💡 Did You Know?

Lucille Hutton's debut.

📖 Synopsis

After a hard struggle the old man has just saved enough money to justify the marriage of his daughter and adopted son, when word comes from the oil fields nearby that his brother has lost his job, the little girl is very ill, and ...