The Wall Street Whiz, also known under the title The New Butler, is a 1925 American silent action film directed by Jack Nelson and starring Richard Talmadge, Marceline Day, and Lillian Langdon.[1][2] The film was billed as, "A rip-roaring comedy action drama of Wall Street chuck full of thrilling and interesting situations from beginning to end."

The Wall Street Whiz
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Directed byJack Nelson
Written byJames Bell Smith
Starring
CinematographyWilliam Marshall
Production
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Distributed byFilm Booking Offices of America
Release date
  • September 29, 1925 (1925-09-29)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • Silent
  • English intertitles

Plot

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As described in a review in a film magazine,[3] Richard Butler (Talmadge) is a snappy young society man who under cover operates in the stock market, being in reality the mysterious "Wall Street Whiz." In a café he has an encounter with crooks, the place is raided, and he seeks refuge in an automobile containing Mrs. McCooey (Langdon), a newly rich woman, and her daughter Peggy (Day). When he introduces himself as a Butler, the same job is offered him and he accepts. Eventually he saves the young woman's father (Mason) from being ruined by a financial shark and wins the affections of the young woman, but not until after he has had a strenuous time to keep his true identity secret and a few more encounters with crooks, yeggs, etc.

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References

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  1. ^ Darby p. 341
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Wall Street Whiz at silentera.com
  3. ^ Sewell, Charles S. (November 7, 1925). "Through the Box Office Window: The Wall Street Whiz; Cyclone Scene Furnishes Punch Climax for Film Featuring Irene Rich and Clive Brook". The Moving Picture World. 77 (1). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 61. Retrieved September 22, 2021.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Bibliography

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  • Darby, William. Masters of Lens and Light: A Checklist of Major Cinematographers and Their Feature Films. Scarecrow Press, 1991.
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