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The Speed Girl
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Wikipedia article
'The Speed Girl' is a lost[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9434/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: 'The Speed Girl'] 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.'The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30' published by The American Film Institute, c.1971[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SpeedGirl1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: 'The Speed Girl'] at silentera.com
The film was supposedly expanded into a screenplay from Bebe Daniels's real life jail sentence of 10 days for speeding.
Plot
As described in a film magazine, screen star Betty Lee (Daniels) is in love with naval officer Tom Manley (von Eltz). 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
*Bebe Daniels as Betty Lee
*Theodore von Eltz as Tom Manley
*Frank Elliott as Carl D'Arcy
*Walter Hiers as Soapy Taylor
*Norris Johnson as Hilda
*Truly Shattuck as Mrs. Lee
*William Courtright as Judge Ketcham
*Barbara Maier as Little Girl
References
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