''Reckless Speed'' is a 1924 American silent action film directed by

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and starring

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and Joseph W. Girard.Connelly p.400

Synopsis

The son of an

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discovers that the

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of their works is secretly in league with a rival company. He joins forces with a female reporter to expose the wrongdoers.

Cast

as Speed Creswell *

as Vera Wray * Joseph W. Girard as Dad Creswell *

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as David Brierly * Eddie O'Brien as Creswell's valet *

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as Mr. Jackson

References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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

* 1924 films 1920s action films American silent feature films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by William James Craft 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub