Fast and Furious (1927 film)

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Fast and Furious
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Directed by Melville W. Brown
Written by Raymond Cannon
Reginald Denny (story)
Produced by Carl Laemmle
StarringReginald Denny
Barbara Worth
Claude Gillingwater
Armand Kaliz
Cinematography Arthur L. Todd
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 12, 1927 (1927-06-12)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Fast and Furious is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown and written by Raymond Cannon and Reginald Denny. The film stars Reginald Denny, Barbara Worth, Claude Gillingwater, and Armand Kaliz. The film was released on June 12, 1927 by Universal Pictures. [1]

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Preservation

A copy of Fast and Furious is housed at the Cineteca Italiana film archive in Italy. [2]

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References

  1. "Fast and Furious". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute . Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  2. "Fast And Furious". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Library of Congress . Retrieved December 17, 2023.