The Speed Girl

The Speed Girl
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Directed by	Maurice Campbell
Produced by	Realart Pictures
Written by	Elmer Harris (story); Douglas Z. Doty (scenarios)
Starring	Bebe Daniels
Cinematography	H. Kinley Martin
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	November 1921;
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United 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]

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 (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

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References

The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Speed Girl
The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 published by The American Film Institute, c.1971
Progressive Silent Film List: The Speed Girl at silentera.com
"The Speed Girl". AllMovie. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
"Reviews: The Speed Girl". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 13 (22): 53. November 26, 1921.

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[1] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Speed Girl

[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

[4] "The Speed Girl". AllMovie. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[5] "Reviews: The Speed Girl". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 13 (22): 53. November 26, 1921.