The Wall Street Whiz

The Wall Street Whiz
The Wall Street Whiz
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Directed by	Jack Nelson
Written by	James Bell Smith
Starring	Richard Talmadge; Marceline Day; Lillian Langdon;
Cinematography	William Marshall
Production; companies	Carlos Productions; Truart Film Corporation;
Distributed by	Film Booking Offices of America
Release date	September 29, 1925;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

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.^[1]^[2] 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,^[3] 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 café 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 young woman'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.

Cast

Richard Talmadge as Richard Butler
Marceline Day as Peggy McCooey
Lillian Langdon as Mrs. McCooey
Carl Miller as Clayton
Billie Bennett as Aunty Jones
Dan Mason as Mr. McCooey

References

^ Darby p. 341
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Wall Street Whiz at silentera.com
^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 7, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: The Wall Street Whiz; Cyclone Scene Furnishes Punch Climax for Film Featuring Irene Rich and Clive Brook". The Moving Picture World. 77 (1). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 61. Retrieved September 22, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991.

External links

The Wall Street Whiz at IMDb

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[1] Darby p. 341

[2] Progressive Silent Film List: The Wall Street Whiz at silentera.com

[MPW-3] Sewell, Charles S. (November 7, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: The Wall Street Whiz; Cyclone Scene Furnishes Punch Climax for Film Featuring Irene Rich and Clive Brook". The Moving Picture World. 77 (1). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 61. Retrieved September 22, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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