Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1921)

Con-men Wallingford and Chester decide to pull the money from a small town by posing as business men looking for an opportunity to invest. With the town's money they build a factory to ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Borzage

Writers:

George M. Cohan (play), Luther Reed

Stars:

Sam Hardy, Norman Kerry, Doris Kenyon

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sam Hardy	...	J. Rufus Wallingford
Norman Kerry	...	'Blackie' Daw
Doris Kenyon	...	Fannie Jasper
Diana Allen	...	Gertrude Dempsey
Edgar Nelson	...	Eddie Lamb
Billie Dove	...	Dorothy Wells
Mac Barnes	...	Andrea Dempsey
William T. Hayes	...	G.W. Battles
Horace James	...	Timothy Battles
John Woodford	...	Mr. Wells
Mrs. Charles Willard	...	Mrs. Dempsey
Eugene Keith	...	Harkins
William Carr	...	Quigg
William Robyns	...	Abe Gunther
Theodore Westman Jr.	...	Bellboy

Storyline

Con-men Wallingford and Chester decide to pull the money from a small town by posing as business men looking for an opportunity to invest. With the town's money they build a factory to produce carpet tacks. Stockholders suspect this as a fraud, but Wallingford can convince them. Suddenly there is a offer of somebody to buy them out....

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 December 1921 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cosmopolitan Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During a showing of this film on 28 January 1922, the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington, DC, collapsed under the weight of 30 inches of snow. The collapse killed 98 people and injured 133.

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Connections

Followed by New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)

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