Smashing Through

Jun 9, 1918

0h 50m

★ 0.0

Dare-Devil American Drama!

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.

Genres

Thriller

Western

Production Companies

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

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Cast

Jack Mason

Herbert Rawlinson

Dave Marco

Neal Hart

Earl Foster

Sam De Grasse

Holly Brandon

Sally Starr

Mrs. Brandon

Clarissa Selwynne

Stevens

Paul Hurst

Ralph Brandon

Millard K. Wilson

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