''Fast and Furious'' is a 1927 American silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Melville W. Brown Melville W. Brown (March 10, 1887 – January 31, 1938) was an American film director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He began his career on the local stage in Oregon, in Repertory theatre, stock companies and vaudeville, before moving to Ca ...

and written by

Raymond Cannon Raymond Joseph Cannon (August 26, 1894 – November 25, 1951) was an attorney, baseball player and Democratic politician who represented Wisconsin's 4th congressional district in the Congress from 1933 to 1939. Early life Born in Ironw ...

and Reginald Denny. The film stars Reginald Denny,

Barbara Worth Barbara Worth ( born Verna Dooley; 1906–1955) was an American film actress and screenwriter. Early years Barbara Worth was born Verna Dooley in Columbus, Ohio, the daughter of James H. Dooley, a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway commercial agent. She ...

Claude Gillingwater Claude Benton Gillingwater (August 2, 1870 – November 1, 1939) was an American stage and screen actor. He first appeared on the stage then in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1939, including the Academy Award-nominated ''A Tale of Two ...

, and

Armand Kaliz Armand David Kali(s)z (October 23, 1882 or 1883 – February 1, 1941) was an American stage and film actor of the silent film and early sound period of the 1930s. Prior to that, he was an actor in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage. Car ...

. The film was released on June 12, 1927 by

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Cast

* Reginald Denny as Tom Brown *

as Ethel *

as Smithfield *

as Dupont *

Lee Moran Lee Moran (June 23, 1888 – April 24, 1961) was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. Moran was active in vaudeville before he began performing in films at Nestor Studios in 1909. He transcended the silent film era of motio ...

as Joe * Charles K. French as Hodge *

Wilson Benge George Frederick "Wilson" Benge (1 March 1875 – 1 July 1955) was an English actor who mostly featured in American films from the silent days. He appeared in over 200 films between 1922 and 1955. Along with actors Charles Coleman and Robert ...

as Coachman * Robert E. Homans as Doctor * Kingsley Benedict as Shorty *

Edgar Norton Edgar Norton (born Harry Edgar Mills; August 11, 1868 – February 6, 1953) was an English-born American character actor. Early years Norton was born in Islington in London, England, on August 11, 1868, as Harry Edgar Mills, one of eight childr ...

as Englishman

Preservation

A copy of ''Fast and Furious'' is housed at the

Cineteca Italiana Cineteca Italiana is a private film archive located in Milan, Italy, established in 1947, and as a foundation in 1996. History Established in 1947, and as a foundation in 1996, the Cineteca Italiana houses over 20,000 films and more than 100,000 ...

film archive in Italy.

References

External links

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Still
at www.silentfilmstillarchive.com * (Italian and English subtitles) 1927 comedy films 1927 films American auto racing films Silent American comedy films American silent feature films American black-and-white films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Melville W. Brown 1920s American films 1920s English-language films English-language comedy films {{Silent-comedy-film-stub