Dollar Devils

Dollar Devils is a 1923 American silent drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Joseph J. Dowling, Miles McCarthy, and May Wallace.^[1] Oil is discovered outside a small New England town.

Dollar Devils
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Directed by	Victor Schertzinger
Written by	Louis Stevens
Produced by	Victor Schertzinger
Starring	Joseph J. Dowling Miles McCarthy May Wallace
Cinematography	John Stumar
Production company	Victor Schertzinger Productions
Distributed by	W. W. Hodkinson Corporation
Release date	January 28, 1923 (1923-01-28)
Running time	6 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[2] Xannon Carthy (Dowling) is the leading spirit of Hemling, a small town where life is lived and enjoyed by a lot of people who know nothing and care less of "progress" in the big cities. But Heming gets its taste of industry and hustle when adventurer Bruce Merlin (Cooley) comes into town and starts an oil company. Bruce is a great favorite of Helen Andrews (Farrell), daughter of the town's banker, and therefore he receives sufficient financial backing. The contract for digging the well is awarded to Jim Biggers (Landis), who loves Helen but is now looked down by her as a "small town lout." Bruce of course plans a getaway with the money, but Jim interferes and saves the situation. The discovery of oil makes Hemling hum with activity, but all this passes, to the great delight of Xannon, when the wells quit spouting. As a result of a gentle push by the observant Xannon, Jim finds love in the arms of Helen's sister Amy (Novak).

Cast

• Joseph J. Dowling as Xannon Carthy
• Miles McCarthy as Hal Andrews
• May Wallace as Mrs. Andrews
• Eva Novak as Amy
• Hallam Cooley as Bruce Merlin
• Cullen Landis as Jim Biggers
• Lydia Knott as Mrs. Biggers
• Neyneen Farrell as Helen Andrews

Preservation

With no prints of Dollar Devils located in any film archives,^[3] it is a lost film.