Double Speed

Double Speed
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Directed by	Sam Wood
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse Lasky
Written by	J. Stewart Woodhouse (story) Clara Genevieve Kennedy (scenario) Bryon Morgan
Starring	Wallace Reid Wanda Hawley
Cinematography	Alfred Gilks
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	February 1, 1920 (1920-02-01)
Running time	50 minutes; 5 reels (4,144 feet)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Double Speed is a lost^[1] 1920 American silent comedy-drama film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was the debut directorial effort of Sam Wood and starred Wallace Reid in another of his racing car films.^[2]^[3]

Plot

As described in a film magazine,^[4] Speed Carr (Reid), driving from New York to Los Angeles to visit an uncle he has not seen in twenty years, is robbed of his car, clothing, and credentials by tramps and reaches the coast penniless wearing a borrowed suit of clothes. At his uncle's bank he is refused money. Carr pawns his watch under the name Barry Cole and, adopting this name, secures a position as chauffeur for Donald McPherson (Marshall), father of Sallie McPherson (Hawley), with whom he has fallen in love. After they elope, he reveals his identity and his uncle appears to give his blessing.

Cast

Wallace Reid as 'Speed' Carr
Wanda Hawley as Sallie McPherson
Theodore Roberts as John Ogden
Tully Marshall as Donald McPherson
Lucien Littlefield as Reginald Toby
Guy Oliver as Pawn Broker
Maxine Elliott Hicks
Teddy Tetzlaff as Race Car Driver

References

↑ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:..Double Speed
↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20 by The American Film Institute, c. 1988
↑ Progressive Silent Film List: Double Speed at silentera.com
↑ "Reviews: Double Speed". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 10 (6): 55. February 7, 1920.

External links

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Films directed by Sam Wood

Double Speed (1920)
Excuse My Dust (1920)
The Dancin' Fool (1920)
Sick Abed (1920)
A City Sparrow (1920)
What's Your Hurry? (1920)
The Great Moment (1921)
Under the Lash (1921)
Don't Tell Everything (1922)
Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
Her Gilded Cage (1922)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
My American Wife (1922)
Prodigal Daughters (1923)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
His Children's Children (1923)
The Next Corner (1924)
Bluff (1924)
The Female (1924)
The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
Fascinating Youth (1926)
Rookies (1927)
The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
The Latest from Paris (1928)
So This Is College (1929)
They Learned About Women (1930)
The Girl Said No (1930)
The Sins of the Children (1930)
Way for a Sailor (1930)
Paid (1930)
A Tailor Made Man (1931)
The Man in Possession (1931)
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)
Huddle (1932)
Prosperity (1932)
The Barbarian (1933)
Hold Your Man (1933)
Christopher Bean (1933)
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
Stamboul Quest (1934)
Let 'Em Have It (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Whipsaw (1935)
The Unguarded Hour (1936)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Madame X (1937)
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Lord Jeff (1938)
Stablemates (1938)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Raffles (1939)
Our Town (1940)
Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Kings Row (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Casanova Brown (1944)
Guest Wife (1945)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Heartbeat (1946)
Ivy (1947)
Command Decision (1948)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Ambush (1950)

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