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directed by Bruce Mitchell and starring

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Clara Horton Clara Marie Horton (July 29, 1904 – December 4, 1976) was an American actress of the silent film era. Horton was born in Brooklyn. Her mother gave up a career as a piano soloist and instructor to raise her baby. She planned for Clara t ...

and

Joseph W. Girard Joseph W. Girard (April 2, 1871 – August 21, 1949) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 280 films between 1911 and 1944. He was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. Before he became an ...

.Munden p.754

Synopsis

Ted Bromley an

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enthusiast and

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, develops a revolutionary new engine valve design. He falls in love with Alice Carey and prevents her being swindled.

Cast

as Ted Bromley *

as Alice Carey *

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* James Quinn *

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References

Bibliography

* Connelly, Robert B. ''The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2''. December Press, 1998. * 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 1920s action films American silent feature films American auto racing films American action films American black-and-white films Films directed by Bruce M. Mitchell 1920s English-language films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub