A Master Stroke
Cast & Crew
Chester Bennett
Earle Williams
Vola Vale
Lee Hill
H. A. Barrows
John Elliot
Film Details
Synopsis
On the verge of suicide because he has squandered his inherited fortune, Yale Durant goes to bid farewell to his fiancée, Blanche Trevor. While at the Trevor's, he learns that Blanche's father George faces financial ruin unless Yale can raise a large sum of money within twenty-four hours. Taking a job in a brokerage house during a raid on the market, Yale obtains access to the stocks that could save Trevor. Borrowing the stocks, Yale places them on the market and lends the proceeds to Trevor. The sale of the stocks paints Yale as a thief, and crooked broker Jack Millington, in whose charge the securities had been placed, determines to apprehend Yale and consummate the ruin of Trevor. Minnie, Millington's secretary, warns Yale, who then determines to retrieve the stocks. A car race between Yale and Millington results in the return of the securities in due time. Meanwhile, Blanche has eloped with an old suitor, and Yale realizes that he has fallen in love with Minnie.
Director
Chester Bennett
Cast
Earle Williams
Vola Vale
Lee Hill
H. A. Barrows
John Elliot
Rhea Haines
Frank Crayne
Paul Wiegle
Ethel Shannon
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The working title of this film was The Three Keys. Exteriors were shot at estates and a country club in Santa Barbara, CA. Dey's novel was filmed in 1924 as Three Keys, with Edith Roberts starring and Edward J. Le Saint directing. (See AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.5660.)
