Reckless Speed

Reckless Speed
Directed by	William James Craft
Written by	William E. Wing
Produced by	Peter Kanellos
Starring	Frank Merrill Virginia Warwick Joseph W. Girard
Production company	Hercules Film Productions
Distributed by	Bud Barsky Corporation
Release date	October 9, 1924 (1924-10-09)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Reckless Speed is a lost ^[1] 1924 American silent action film directed by William James Craft and starring Frank Merrill, Virginia Warwick and Joseph W. Girard. ^[2]

Synopsis

The son of an oil magnate discovers that the foreman of their works is secretly in league with a rival company. He joins forces with a female reporter to expose the wrongdoers.

Cast

• Frank Merrill as Speed Creswell
• Virginia Warwick as Vera Wray
• Joseph W. Girard as Dad Creswell
• Gino Corrado as David Brierly
• Eddie O'Brien as Creswell's valet
• Slim Cole as Mr. Jackson

Preservation

With no holdings located in archives, Reckless Speed is considered a lost film. ^[1]

References

1. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: Reckless Speed". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on March 21, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
2. Connelly p.400

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

• Reckless Speed at IMDb