''A Timely Interception'' is a 1913 American
short
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drama film
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directed by
D. W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the na ...
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Cast
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W. Chrystie Miller as The Farmer
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Lillian Gish
Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema" ...
as The Farmer's Daughter
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Robert Harron
Robert Emmett Harron (April 12, 1893 – September 5, 1920) was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in over 200 films, he is possibly best recalled for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed fi ...
as The Farmer's Adopted Son
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Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American actor of stage, screen and radio as well as a film director. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' A Free Soul'' (1931 ...
as The Farmer's Brother
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Joseph McDermott as The Oil Syndicate
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William J. Butler as The Oil Syndicate
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Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget (2 June 1879 – 8 October 1919) was an English silent film actor best known for his portrayal of Prince Belshazzar in D.W. Griffith's 1916 historical epic '' Intolerance''. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1908 and 1 ...
as The Oil Syndicate
* Frank Evans as First Foreman
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Frank Opperman as Second Foreman
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Adolph Lestina
Adolph Lestina (1861– August 23, 1923) was an American stage and film actor who was a member of D. W. Griffith's stock company of film actors.
Career
He received positive notice for his performance in Justin McCarthy's ''If I Were King'' and ...
as The Farmer's Brother's Friend
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Charles Gorman as The Policeman
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Christy Cabanne
William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor.
Biography
Born in 1888, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) started his career on stage as an actor and director. He a ...
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Mae Marsh
Mae Marsh (born Mary Wayne Marsh; November 9, 1894U.S. Census records for 1900, El Paso, Texas, Sheet No. 6 – February 13, 1968) was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.
Early life
Mae Marsh was born Mary Wayne M ...
See also
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D. W. Griffith filmography
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Lillian Gish filmography
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These are the films of Lillian Gish.
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Lionel Barrymore filmography
Lionel Barrymore (born Lionel Herbert Blythe; 1878–1954) was an American actor of stage, screen, and radio. He also directed several films, wrote scripts, created etchings, sketches, and composed music. He was the eldest child of the actors Mauri ...
References
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1913 films
Films directed by D. W. Griffith
American silent short films
1913 drama films
1913 short films
American black-and-white films
Silent American drama films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
American drama short films
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