Smashing Through

Overview

Claim jumper Dave Marco and his boss Earl Foster, a crooked investment broker, hire chemist Ralph Brandon to falsify papers that a certain worthless mine is valuable then convince Ralph's mother to invest all her money in the mine. Ralph’s sister Holly meets Jack Mason, whose mine is actually valuable though not yet profitable, and they fall for each other. Once Mrs. Brandon finds out she has been duped, though forced into silence by the threat of having Ralph’s malfeasance exposed, and Marco attempts to jump Jack’s claim events come to a head until the happy conclusion.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 9, 1918

Original language

English

Production

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

Cast

Herbert Rawlinson,Paul Hurst,Neal Hart,Sam De Grasse,Clarissa Selwynne,Sally Starr,Millard K. Wilson

Director

Elmer Clifton

Writer

Walter Woods

Cinematography

Virgil Miller

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0009624