Smilin' at Trouble is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Harry Garson and starring Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Helen Lynch and Kathleen Myers.[1] Location shooting took place around San Pedro and at a dam construction site, likely the Pit 3 Dam in Northern California.
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Directed by | Harry Garson |
Written by | Barry Barringer Gertrude Orr Rob Wagner |
Produced by | Harry Garson |
Starring | Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn Helen Lynch Kathleen Myers |
Cinematography | Gilbert Warrenton |
Production company | Harry Garson Productions |
Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Civil engineer Jerry Foster is hired by wealth contractor Michael Arnold to oversee construction of a new dam. Jerry falls in love with Arnold's daughter Alice, but her socially aspiring father pushes her towards an engagement with the aristocratic Lafaette Van Renselaer. Further complications ensue when it is discovered that the damn is being built with inferior cement, weakening its structure.
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