Racing for Life

Racing for Life
Racing for Life
Directed by	Henry MacRae
Written by	Wilfred Lucas
Starring	Eva Novak ; William Fairbanks ; Philo McCullough ;
Cinematography	Allen Q. Thompson
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 8, 1924;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent ; English intertitles

Last updated October 27, 2025

Racing for Life is a 1924 American silent action film directed by Henry MacRae and starring Eva Novak, William Fairbanks and Philo McCullough.^[1]

Cast

Eva Novak as Grace Danton
William Fairbanks as Jack Grant
Philo McCullough as Carl Grant
Wilfred Lucas as Hudford
Ralph DePalma as The Champion
Lydia Knott as Mrs. Grant
Frankie Darro as Jimmy Danton
Edwin B. Tilton as David Danton
Frank Whitson as Hudford's partner
Harley Moore as Murray
Harry La Verne as Diggett
George Atkinson as Jackson Heath
Paul J. Derkum as Race Starter
Edgar Kennedy as Tom Grady

Preservation and status

A copy with one reel missing survives at the BFI National Film and Television Article.^[2]

References

↑ Munden p.627
↑ "Racing For Life [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

Bibliography

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

Racing for Life at IMDb

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[1] Munden p.627

[2] "Racing For Life [motion picture]". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

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