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A Deal in Oil (1913)
Short | 11 min | Drama, Short

A Deal in Oil (1913)

Short | 11 min | Drama, Short

Harry Montague, son of wealthy parents, has two prime pastimes: one is driving his motorcar at unlawful speed and the other ordering clothes for his dad to pay for. One day while driving he passes a tennis lawn and sees his sweetheart ...See moreHarry Montague, son of wealthy parents, has two prime pastimes: one is driving his motorcar at unlawful speed and the other ordering clothes for his dad to pay for. One day while driving he passes a tennis lawn and sees his sweetheart among the players. A ball jumps the fence and bounces toward Harry. He secures the ball and Ethel comes up to claim it. The young rich man tries to hold her in conversation, but she begins to criticize him on his "flashy" clothes and runs away. Harry is disappointed and returns home to dress in less conspicuous clothes. Again he starts out and is more successful. Ethel's horse takes fright and bolts. Harry's speed comes in handy; he stops the frightened animal, rescues the girl and restores her safe and sound to her father's arms. He asks her father for the hand of his daughter, but Mr. Hammond tells Harry to wait. The young lover, disappointed again, seeks his best friend, the car, but his best friend goes back on him. It breaks down and skids into a ditch. Harry notes the fact that the mud in the ditch discloses oil. Ethel's father comes along and finds Harry under his car and covered with oily mud. The young man sees that he has discovered a fortune and immediately gets in touch with the farmer, who owns the ditch and agrees to furnish the money to bore for oil, the two to be partners in the result. Ethel's father is left out of the deal and again puts a veto on Harry's wooing. The oil well is developed, but the business is too dirty for Harry's liking. He sells out to Mr. Hammond and while the latter and the farmer are closing the deal of partnership, the lovers mount the car and speed away into the dim distance to talk over another partnership. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
Harry Myers Harry Montague Harry Montague See fewer	City Lights (1931)
Ethel Clayton Ethel Hammond - Harry's Sweetheart Ethel Hammond - Harry's Sweetheart See fewer	Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Richard Morris The Father The Father See fewer	The Spirit of the USA (1924)