A Timely Interception

Story

Synopsis

A 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

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writers

Christy Cabanne

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

7 June 1913

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  W. Chrystie Miller

  The Farmer

• 

  Lillian Gish

  The Farmer's Daughter

• 

  Robert Harron

  The Farmer's Adopted Son

• 

  Lionel Barrymore

  Uncle James - The Farmer's Brother

• 

  Lucille Hutton

  May - Uncle James's Daughter

• Joseph McDermott

  The Oil Syndicate Prospector

• William J. Butler

  The Oil Syndicate Officer

• 

  Alfred Paget

  The Oil Syndicate Officer

• Frank Evans

  First Oil Rig Foreman

• 

  Frank Opperman

  Second Oil Rig Foreman

• 

  Adolph Lestina

  Uncle James's Friend

• Charles Gorman

  The Policeman