''The Speed Demon'' is a 1925 American silent

sports Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in ...

action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

directed by

Robert N. Bradbury Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early " Poverty Row"-produ ...

and starring Kenneth MacDonald,

Peggy Montgomery Peggy Montgomery (1904–1989) was an American actress of the silent era.Munden p.180 She frequently played female leads in western films. Selected filmography * ''The Speed Demon'' (1925) * ''The Dangerous Dub'' (1926) * ''Looking for Trouble ( ...

and

Clark Comstock Clark Comstock (1862–1934) was an American film actor of the silent and early sound era. He appeared in around 50 films and serials between 1915 and 1930, many of them westerns.Katchmer p.69 Selected filmography * ''The Westerners'' (1919) * ...

.Munden p.753

Cast

* Kenneth MacDonald as Speed Sherman *

as Enid Warren * Wayne Lamont as Joe Blake * Art Manning as Ed Norton *

as Col. Warren * Jack P. Pierce as Pickles Rankin * Frank Rice as Col. Warren's butler *

Barney Oldfield Berna Eli "Barney" Oldfield (January 29, 1878 – October 4, 1946) was a pioneer American racing driver. His name was "synonymous with speed in the first two decades of the 20th century". He was the winner of the inaugural List of American ope ...

as Barney Oldfield

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

* 1925 films 1920s sports films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films American auto racing films Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury American black-and-white films 1920s American films Silent American sports films English-language sports films {{1920s-US-film-stub