The Fast Worker

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The Fast Worker
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Directed by William A. Seiter
Written by Raymond L. Schrock
Beatrice Van
Based onThe Fast Worker
by George Barr McCutcheon
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Reginald Denny
Laura La Plante
Ethel Grey Terry
Cinematography Ben F. Reynolds
Edited by John Rawlins
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • October 26, 1924 (1924-10-26)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Fast Worker is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny, Laura La Plante, and Ethel Grey Terry. [1]

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Cast

Preservation

Prints of The Fast Worker are located in the collections of the UCLA Film and Television Archive and EYE Film Institute Netherlands.

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References

  1. Goble p. 839

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