Film

Fast Company

1918 · 50m · Comedy

Lawrence Percival Van Huyler, a society fop, protests against the necessity of living up to his snobbish family's blue-blooded traditions. His fiancée, Alicia Vanderveldt, abandons him for Richard Barnaby, who ridicules the pampered Lawrence and brags of his own daring exploits in foreign countries. While the Van Huyler estate is undergoing renovation, Lawrence uncovers a box containing a confession written by the family's founder, Peter Van Huyler. In it, the patriarch admits that he was actually an Irishman of humble birth who made his fortune engaging in piracy on the high seas. Delighted, Lawrence takes a construction job and adopts a fighting attitude, challenging those who had previously made fun of him.

Franklyn Farnum

Lawrence Percival Van Huyler

Katherine Griffith

Mrs. Van Huyler

Lon Chaney

Dan McCarty

Fred Montague

Peter Van Huyler

Juanita Hansen

Alicia Vanderveldt

Edward Cecil

Richard Barnaby

• Lynn ReynoldsDirector
• Eugene B. LewisWriter
• Waldemar YoungWriter
• John McDermottStory

Release date

April 1, 1918

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy

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