''Speedy Meade'' is a 1919 American
silent Western
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film directed by Ira M. Lowry and starring
Louis Bennison
Louis Bennison (October 17, 1884 – June 9, 1929) was an American stage and silent film actor, known for westerns.
Biography
Bennison was born on October 17, 1884, in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. ...
,
Katherine MacDonald
Katherine Agnew MacDonald (December 14, 1891–June 4, 1956) was an American stage and film actress, film producer, and model. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the older sister of actresses Miriam MacDonald and Mary MacLaren.
...
, Neil Moran,
Claire Adams
Claire Adams (; 24 September 1898 – 25 September 1978) was a silent film actress and benefactor. She was born in Canada, studied there and in England, and developed a movie career in Hollywood. She spent the second half of her life in Austra ...
, and Norman Jefferies. The film was released by
Goldwyn Pictures
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was founded on November 19, 1 ...
on March 23, 1919.
Plot
Cast
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Louis Bennison
Louis Bennison (October 17, 1884 – June 9, 1929) was an American stage and silent film actor, known for westerns.
Biography
Bennison was born on October 17, 1884, in Oakland, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley. ...
as Speedy Meade
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Katherine MacDonald
Katherine Agnew MacDonald (December 14, 1891–June 4, 1956) was an American stage and film actress, film producer, and model. She was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was the older sister of actresses Miriam MacDonald and Mary MacLaren.
...
as Mary Dillman
* Neil Moran as Robert Bridges
*
Claire Adams
Claire Adams (; 24 September 1898 – 25 September 1978) was a silent film actress and benefactor. She was born in Canada, studied there and in England, and developed a movie career in Hollywood. She spent the second half of her life in Austra ...
as Alice Hall
* Norman Jefferies as Bud Lester
*
Edward Roseman
Edward Roseman (May 14, 1875 – September 16, 1957), sometimes identified as Edward F. Roseman, was an American actor, who worked primarily during the silent film era.
Biography
The son of a pharmacist, Roseman was born in Terre Haute, Ind ...
as Buck Lennon
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Ricca Allen
Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941.
Allen was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to John Allen of Oakland, California. All ...
as Mrs. Buck Lennon
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William Bailey as Cal Merchant
Preservation
The film is now considered
lost
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.
The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''Speedy Meade''
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References
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1919 films
1919 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Goldwyn Pictures films
Lost American films
Silent American Western (genre) films
1910s American films
1910s English-language films
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