The Speed Classic

The Speed Classic
The Speed Classic
	Argentine poster
Directed by	Bruce M. Mitchell
Written by	Arthur Hoerl ; Al Martin ;
Produced by	Samuel Zierler
Starring	Rex Lease ; Mildred Harris ; Mitchell Lewis ;
Cinematography	Max Dupont ; William Underhill ;
Edited by	Bertha A. Montaigen
Production; company	Excellent Pictures
Distributed by	Excellent Pictures
Release date	July 31, 1928;
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles ;

Last updated October 27, 2025

The Speed Classic is a 1928 American silent action film directed by Bruce M. Mitchell and starring Rex Lease, Mildred Harris and Mitchell Lewis.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

A young man obsessed with cars is dumped by his girlfriend, and goes on a binge in Mexico where he ends up in jail. His girlfriend has a change of heart and gets his released in time to compete in a major car race.

Cast

Rex Lease as Jerry Thornton
Mildred Harris as Sheila Van Hauten
Mitchell Lewis as Mr. Thornton
James Mason as Pedro de Malpa
Helen Jerome Eddy as Keziah Stubbs
Otis Harlan as The Thirsty One
Garry O'Dell as Jonah
Jack Richardson as Speed Cop

Preservation

The film is now lost.^[3]

References

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

This article about a silent film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article about an action film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Munden p.753

[2] The Speed Classic at silentera.com

[3] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:The Speed Classic

[1]

[2]

[3]