The Auctioneer

Simon, a young Jewish man emigrating to the US, adopts the daughter of a dying woman on the ship. After he settles in the US, he eventually builds up a successful business as a pawnbroker and auctioneer. His adopted daughter Ruth falls in love with a young Wall Street broker, and her father invests his fortune in the young man's firm. However, a crooked broker at the firm causes Simon to lose all his money, and he must start all over again. He sets out to track down the crooked broker and get his money back.

Cast

George Sidney Simon Levi Marian Nixon Ruth Levi Gareth Hughes Richard Eagan Doris Lloyd Esther Levi Ward Crane Paul Groode Sammy Cohen Mo Carmencita Johnson Little Helga (uncredited) Claire McDowell Mrs. Tim Eagan

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