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.

• Release date
• April 1, 1927
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Oscar Apfel

Cast

Billy Sullivan Billy Mathewson Mildred June Elinor

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Rose Kimman Mimi, the Dancer

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Jerome La Grasse Goerge Milburn

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Marie Messinger Toots Sweet Jimmy Aubrey Dizzy Durby

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Earl Wayland Bowman Dave Streater Joseph W. Girard James Mathewson