Summary On the verge of suicide because he has squandered his inherited fortune, Yale Durant goes to bid farewell to his fiancée Blanche Trevor. While in her home, he learns that her father George faces financial ruin unless Yale can raise a large sum of money within 24 hours. Taking a job in a brokerage house during a raid on the market, Yale obtains access to the stocks that could save Trevor. Borrowing the stocks, Yale places them on the market and lends the proceeds to Trevor. The sale of the stocks paints Yale as a thief, and crooked broker Jack Millington, in whose charge the securities had been placed, determines to apprehend Yale and consummate Trevor's ruin. Milligan's secretary Millie warns Yale, who determines to retrieve the stocks. A car race between Yale and Millington results in the return of the securities in due time. Meanwhile, Blanche has eloped with an old suitor, and Yale realizes that he has fallen in love with Minnie. View more details
Directed : Chester Bennett
Written : Lucien Hubbard Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey H. Thomson Rich
Stars : Earle Williams Henry A. Barrows Vola Vale Lee Hill
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : May 31, 1920
Countries of origin : United States
Language : None
Filming locations : Santa Barbara, California, USA
Production companies : Vitagraph Company of America
Summary On the verge of suicide because he has squandered his inherited fortune, Yale Durant goes to bid farewell to his fiancée Blanche Trevor. While in her home, he learns that her father George faces financial ruin unless Yale can raise a large sum of money within 24 hours. Taking a job in a brokerage house during a raid on the market, Yale obtains access to the stocks that could save Trevor. Borrowing the stocks, Yale places them on the market and lends the proceeds to Trevor. The sale of the stocks paints Yale as a thief, and crooked broker Jack Millington, in whose charge the securities had been placed, determines to apprehend Yale and consummate Trevor's ruin. Milligan's secretary Millie warns Yale, who determines to retrieve the stocks. A car race between Yale and Millington results in the return of the securities in due time. Meanwhile, Blanche has eloped with an old suitor, and Yale realizes that he has fallen in love with Minnie. View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : May 31, 1920
Countries of origin : United States
Language : None
Filming locations : Santa Barbara, California, USA
Production companies : Vitagraph Company of America
