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4.8A 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
Released: 1913-06-0717 minDir: D.W. GriffithDrama
Cast
- W. Chrystie Miller as The Farmer
- Lillian Gish as The Farmer's Daughter
- Robert Harron as The Farmer's Adopted Son
- Lionel Barrymore as Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother
- Lucille Hutton as May - Uncle James's Daughter
- Joseph McDermott as The Oil Syndicate Prospector
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- silent film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- D. W. Griffith
- Screenwriter
- Christy Cabanne
- Cast member
- W. Chrystie Miller
- Production company
- Biograph Company
- Cinematographer
- Billy Bitzer
- Duration
- 17
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- publication date
- 1913-01-01
- title
- A Timely Interception
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- General Film Company
- copyright status
- public domain
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