The Speed Girl

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The Speed Girl
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Directed by Maurice Campbell
Written by Elmer Harris (story)
Douglas Z. Doty (scenarios)
Produced byRealart Pictures
Starring Bebe Daniels
CinematographyH. Kinley Martin
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • November 1921 (1921-11)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

The Speed Girl is a lost [1] 1921 American silent comedy film produced by Realart Pictures and released through Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Maurice Campbell, a Broadway director and producer, and starred Bebe Daniels, then a popular 20-year-old veteran film actress. [2] [3]

Contents

The film was supposedly expanded into a screenplay from Bebe Daniels's real life jail sentence of 10 days for speeding. [4]

Plot

As described in a film magazine, [5] screen star Betty Lee is in love with naval officer Tom Manley. Tom is due back on his ship at a certain hour and Betty, not realizing the importance of this, sets his watch back. When she is told that he will be court-martialed if he is not on deck on time, Betty endeavors to get him back in town. She is arrested for speeding and put in a jail cell. Hundreds of fans visit, and Judge Ketcham (Courtright), who had sentenced her, brings a bouquet and apologizes. Betty befriends a fellow prisoner and is instrumental in helping her, too.

Cast

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References

  1. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Speed Girl Library of Congress Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  3. Progressive Silent Film List: The Speed Girl at silentera.com. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. "The Speed Girl". AllMovie. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  5. "Reviews: The Speed Girl". Exhibitors Herald . Vol. 13, no. 22. New York City. NY: Exhibitors Herald Company. November 26, 1921. p. 53.