Racing Luck (1924 film)

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Directed by Herman C. Raymaker
Written by Jean C. Havez
Lex Neal
Produced by Samuel Bischoff
Starring Monty Banks
Helen Ferguson
Lionel Belmore
Cinematography Ray June
Production
company
Monty Banks Productions
Distributed by Associated Exhibitors
Release date
  • May 11, 1924 (1924-05-11)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Racing Luck is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Herman C. Raymaker and starring Monty Banks, Helen Ferguson, and Lionel Belmore. [1]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [2] Mario, a young Italian immigrant, comes to New York City and falls in love with a Rosina, a young woman. They become dancing partners in a cafe. Mario raises a drink to toast the Statue of Liberty but a policeman stops him, the Volstead Act having established the prohibition of alcoholic drinks. Gang leader Tony Mora is jealous of him and gives Mario some rough moments, but he whips several of Tony's crowd and knocks out the leader. Having learned to drive a Ford, he is induced to enter a road race. Conspirators lock his racing car in high gear and it has no brakes. As the machine cuts circles, hops out into fields, and performs all sorts of incredible antics, the fun grows fast and furious as onlookers alternately rock with laughter and gasp in sympathy with the amateur driver in his hairbreadth escapes from sudden death. While Mario finds himself in serious difficulties, he wins the affections of Rosina and all ends well.

Cast

Preservation

Prints of Racing Luck are held in the collections of Cinémathèque royale de Belgique in Brussels and Gosfilmofond in Moscow. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Munden p. 628
  2. ↑ Pardy, George T. (April 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Racing Luck". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 26. Retrieved November 7, 2022.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Racing Luck

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