Five Thousand an Hour (1918)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Comedy
Release: 1918-11-25
Director: Ralph Ince
Writers: George Randolph Chester , June Mathis
Language: None
Stars: Hale Hamilton , Lucille Lee Stewart , Gilbert Douglas , Florence Short , Robert Whittier , Robert Middlemass , Isabel O’Madigan , William Frederic , Warren Cook , Charles Edwards
Runtime: min
Awards: N/A
AKA: 一時間五千ドル (Japan) , 5.000 dollars à l'heure (France, French Republic) , Five Thousand an Hour , Five Thousand an Hour (United States of America)
Plot: After his business partner, Paul Gresham, absconds with the company funds and books, Johnny Gamble's irrigation company folds, leaving him to pay his stockholders their claims. After parting with his last dollar, Johnny wins $15,000 on a long shot at the racetrack and meets the beautiful Constance Joy. When Johnny learns that Constance will inherit one million dollars if she weds Gresham at the end of six weeks, he decides to earn the same amount -- $5,000 an hour -- by that date and marry her himself. Despite Gresham's efforts to double-cross him, Johnny succeeds in earning all but $15,000 of the required million by the appointed time. With fifteen minutes left him, Johnny purchases a kiss from Constance for $15,000, thereby defeating Gresham and winning the girl he loves.
IMDB:tt0009075