| Lightning Speed | |
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| Directed by | Robert N. Bradbury |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Robert De Grasse |
| Edited by | Della M. King |
Production company | Film Booking Offices of America |
| Distributed by | Film Booking Offices of America |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Lightning Speed is a 1928 American action film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Bob Steele, Mary Mayberry and Barney Furey. [1]
A journalist in love with the daughter of a state governor tries to prevent her being kidnapped by a notorious criminal, who plans to force her father to pardon his brother.
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