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The Wall Street Whiz
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Wikipedia article
'The Wall Street Whiz', also known under the title 'The New Butler', is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Richard Talmadge, Marceline Day, and Lillian Langdon.Darby p. 341[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WallStreetWhizz1925.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Wall Street Whiz'] at silentera.com
The film was billed as, "A rip-roaring comedy action drama of Wall Street chuck full of thrilling and interesting situations from beginning to end."
Plot
As described in a review in a film magazine, Richard Butler (Talmadge) is a snappy young society man who under cover operates in the stock market, being in reality the mysterious "Wall Street Whiz." In a cafe he has an encounter with crooks, the place is raided, and he seeks refuge in an automobile containing Mrs. McCooey (Langdon), a newly rich woman, and her daughter Peggy (Day). When he introduces himself as a Butler, the same job is offered him and he accepts. Eventually he saves the girl's father (Mason) from being ruined by a financial shark and wins the affections of the young woman, but not until after he has had a strenuous time to keep his true identity secret and a few more encounters with crooks, yeggs, etc.
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Bibliography
* Darby, William. 'Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films'. Scarecrow Press, 1991.
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