Movie Description
Slow as Lightning
(1923)Overview
Our hero Jimmie March works for stockbroker E.J. Philips and daydreams of romance with Eleanor, the boss's lovely daughter. Unfortunately, Eleanor is dating Mortimer Fenton, a wealthy cad who used to push Jimmie around in college. To add insult to injury, Jimmie gets fired. All seems lost until a gypsy fortune teller foretells that he'll make a bundle playing hunches in the stock market. So, he convinces his buddies to lend him some money and invests in stocks that then start to skyrocket. However, Fenton isn't about to take that lying down and subsequently hatches a plan to wipe his rival out for good... Will Jimmie's fortune come true? Will he be able to defeat Fenton and win the heart of the girl? Watch and find out!
Featured Crew
- Director : Grover Jones
- Producer : Anthony J. Xydias
- Writer : Bud Barsky
- Cast : Kenneth MacDonald,Billy 'Red' Jones,Edna Pennington,Gordon Sackville,William Berke,William Malan,Max Asher,Otto Metzetti
Cast
Jimmie March
Jimmie March - as a Child
Eleanor Philips
E.J. Philips
Mortimer Fenton
Pat Mc Guire - the Irishman (as William Mahlen)
Isaac Cohen - the Hebrew
Chief of Crooks
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Facts
Original TitleSlow as Lightning
Status Released
Release Information
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1923-12-19
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 57m
Production CompaniesSunset Productions
Genres
- Action
- Drama
