A Timely Interception

A Timely Interception — Plot

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

• Release date
• June 7, 1913
• Runtime
• 17 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• D.W. Griffith

A Timely Interception — Cast

W. Chrystie Miller The Farmer Lillian Gish The Farmer's Daughter Robert Harron The Farmer's Adopted Son Lionel Barrymore Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother Lucille Hutton May - Uncle James's Daughter

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Joseph McDermott The Oil Syndicate Prospector

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William J. Butler The Oil Syndicate Officer Alfred Paget The Oil Syndicate Officer