Super Speed (film)

Super Speed
Super Speed
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Directed by	Al Rogell
Written by	J. W. Grey (story); Henry Roberts Symonds (aka J.W. Grey) (story)
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Reed Howes; Mildred Harris
Production; company	Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed by	Rayart Pictures
Release date	April 2, 1925;
Running time	5 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Super Speed is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by Al Rogell and starring Reed Howes and Mildred Harris.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine,^[3] working as a driver for his uncle who owns a big milk company, Pat O'Farrell (Howes) saves Claire Knight (Harris) from some thugs, and it is a case of love at first sight. Pat finds that crooked lawyer Stanton Wade (Lewis) plans to steal an invention, a supercharger from his old friend Dad Perkins (Williams) and manages to get it after a running fight and chase over the rooftops with Wade's henchmen. 0claire, still believing him to be a milkman, invites him to a party. He comes all dressed up and tells her the truth. She confides that her father is deeply in debt to Wade. Pat sees a chance to win, and equips one of the cars, a Knight Hawk manufactured by Claire's father, with the supercharger and drive it in the race. Wade's thugs capture him, but he gets away in time and wins the race. Rushing to Wade's office, he arrives in time to prevent the company being signed over to Wade. Incidentally, he also wins the young woman.

Cast

Reed Howes as Pat O'Farrell
Mildred Harris as Claire Knight
Charles Clary as Warner Knight
Sheldon Lewis as Stanton Wade
George A. Williams as Dad Perkins (credited as George Williams)
Martin Turner as Zeke, Pat's Valet

Preservation

A print of Super Speed is located at the Library of Congress.^[4]

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: Super Speed at silentera.com
^ AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Super Speed
^ Sargent, Epes W. (February 7, 1925). "Super Speed; Reed Howes Scores in Rayart's Fast-Moving and Entertaining Comedy Drama of Auto Racing". The Moving Picture World. 72 (6). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 557. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 177, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

External links

Super Speed at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie

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[1] Progressive Silent Film List: Super Speed at silentera.com

[2] AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Super Speed

[MPBW-3] Sargent, Epes W. (February 7, 1925). "Super Speed; Reed Howes Scores in Rayart's Fast-Moving and Entertaining Comedy Drama of Auto Racing". The Moving Picture World. 72 (6). New York City: Chalmers Publishing Co.: 557. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[4] Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, p. 177, c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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