21 May 1917 Drama, Comedy 50 mins
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.
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Herbert Rawlinson as Tommy Buckman
Neva Gerber as Nina Potter
L.M. Wells as John S. Buckman
John Cook as Phillip Potter
Howard Crampton as William Tobias
Burton Law as Brown
Willard Wayne as Phil
United States 21 May 1917
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