Ready Money


1914

Film Details

Release Date
Nov 5, 1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Ready Money by James Montgomery (New York, 19 Aug 1912).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Steve Baird goes West, and with miner Mike Reardon, buys an abandoned mine called The Skyrocket. Hoping to raise money to cover his notes, Steve goes to New York where he meets forger Jackson Ives. Ives gives Steve $50,000 in counterfeit money for stock in the mine just before the notes are due. When Grace Tyler and other wealthy friends see the money they also buy stock, believing that Steve is a success. Meanwhile, neighboring mine owner James Morgan discovers that The Skyrocket contains gold, and he sets off an explosion, hoping to kill Mike before he discovers it. Instead of killing Mike, the explosion uncovers the gold and everyone becomes wealthy, including Ives who now has the money to make his forgeries good. At the end Ives is best man at Steve and Grace's wedding.

Film Details

Release Date
Nov 5, 1914
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co.
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the play Ready Money by James Montgomery (New York, 19 Aug 1912).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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