''Super Speed'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by Al Rogell and starring

Reed Howes Hermon Reed Howes (July 5, 1900August 6, 1964) was an American model who later became an actor in silent and sound films. Early life Howes spent the beginning of his childhood in Washington, D.C. before moving with his parents to Ogden, Utah, Og ...

and

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (November 29, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. She began her career in the film industry as a child actress at age 10. She was also the first w ...

Plot

As described in a review in a film magazine, 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

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. Pat finds that crooked lawyer Stanton Wade (Lewis) plans to steal an invention, a

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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

Preservation

A print of ''Super Speed'' is located at the

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.''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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* 1925 films American silent feature films Films based on short fiction 1925 comedy films American auto racing films Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films Rayart Pictures films Films with screenplays by John Grey 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language comedy films {{1920s-comedy-film-stub