Sporting Youth

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Sporting Youth
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Still with La Plante and Denny
Directed by Harry A. Pollard
Written byHarvey Thew
Story byByron Morgan
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Reginald Denny
Laura La Plante
Cinematography Clyde De Vinna
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • February 4, 1924 (1924-02-04)
Running time
7 reels
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

Sporting Youth is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Pictures. [1] [2]

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Plot

As described in a film magazine review, [3] Jimmy Wood, chauffeur, is sent with his automobile by his employer to California. He is mistaken for "Splinters" Wood, a famous British speed demon. He also meets and falls in love with Betty Rockford, the daughter of a wealthy automobile manufacturer. Jimmy enters an auto race with a $10,000 prize. The real Splinters, who is wanted by the police, also enters the race using an alias. Jimmy wins the race and, after his identity is revealed, the affections of Betty.

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Preservation

Sporting Youth is an extant film and preserved at Filmmuseum Nederlands, now called EYE Institut, and at the UCLA Film and Television Archive. [4]

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References

  1. Progressive Silent Film List: Sporting Youth at silentera.com
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Sporting Youth
  3. Pardy, George T. (February 16, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Sporting Youth". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (13): 30. Retrieved September 6, 2022.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  4. The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Sporting Youth