The Speed Classic is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Rex Lease, Mildred Harris and Mitchell Lewis.Munden p.753The Speed Classic at silentera.com
Synopsis A young man obsessed with cars is dumped by his girlfriend, and goes on a binge in Mexico where he ends up in jail. His girlfriend has a change of heart and gets his released in time to compete in a major car race.
Cast Rex Lease as Jerry Thornton Mildred Harris as Sheila Van Hauten Mitchell Lewis as Mr. Thornton James Mason as Pedro de Malpa Helen Jerome Eddy as Keziah Stubbs Otis Harlan as The Thirsty One Garry O'Dell as Jonah Jack Richardson as Speed Cop
Preservation The film is now lost.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Speed Classic
References
Bibliography Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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