''Going the Limit'' is a 1925 American silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Ruth Dwyer and

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.Munden p.300 It was shot at studios in

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Synopsis

A gang gain control over a San Francisco millionaire by posing as

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s. They kidnap his daughter, but are foiled by a young man she is in love with who chases them across the city.

Cast

as Ted Van Brunt * Ruth Dwyer as Helen Hayward *

as Lung Duck * Miriam Fouche as Meg * Robert James Cosgriff as Eddie * Hal Stephens as Dr. Rosaro * Rupert Drum as Lorenzo Hayward

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

* 1925 films 1925 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Duke Worne Films shot in San Francisco 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub