Slow as Lightning

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!

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 19, 1923

Original language

English

Production

Sunset Productions

Cast

William Malan,Edna Pennington,William Berke,Gordon Sackville,Max Asher,Otto Metzetti,Kenneth MacDonald,Billy 'Red' Jones

Director

Grover Jones

Writer

Suzanne Avery,Bud Barsky

Producer

Anthony J. Xydias

Cinematography

Bert Longenecker

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0165479