Like Wildfire


1917

Film Details

Release Date
May 21, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Film Mfg Co.; A Butterfly Picture
Distribution Company
Universal Film Mfg Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Ten Cent Lady" by Louis Weltzenkorn (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

Synopsis

Tommy Buckman, the ne'er-do-well son of dime store magnate John Buckman, is given one last chance to succeed by surveying a possible location in New England for the opening of another store in his father's chain. Arriving in the town of Winton, Tommy lands in jail and, disowned by his father, is bailed out by Nina Potter, whose father owns the only dime store in town. Tommy accepts a job as a delivery boy in the Potter store and soon rises to the post of general manager. When Buckman opens the store across the street, Tommy, now an adroit manager, corners the market. Old Buckman is sent for, and when he arrives to discover that his own son has beaten him in business, he consents to Tommy's marriage to Nina and withdraws his store from the town of Winton.

Film Details

Release Date
May 21, 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Film Mfg Co.; A Butterfly Picture
Distribution Company
Universal Film Mfg Co., Inc.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "Ten Cent Lady" by Louis Weltzenkorn (publication undetermined).

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels

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