''The Mad Racer'' was a 1926 American short silent

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directed by

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n director

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. The film starred

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and Florence Gilbert.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Reginald Van Bibber is spending a vacation with Colonel Paddock's party at a ranch owned by a friend of the Colonel's. The peace of the ranch is occasionally disturbed by a desperado known as the Mad Racer, the terror of the countryside. The ranch foreman hires the Mad Racer to dispose of Van Bibber so that the foreman can win the annual buggy race and possess for himself Sylvia Paddock, in whom he is infatuated. However, by a trick of fate, Van Bibber is forced into the race. After being dragged by a runaway vehicle, he stumbles into the leading chariot in which the Mad Racer lies stunned. Once again, Van Bibber is proclaimed hero of the day.

Cast

as Reginald Van Bibber * Florence Gilbert as Sylvia Paddock *

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as Colonel Paddock *

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* Frank Cooley *

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as Bertie de Puyster * Lawford Davidson as The Heavey * Edna Marion * Patrick Rooney as The Mad Racer

References

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* 1926 films American silent short films Films directed by Benjamin Stoloff Silent American comedy films American black-and-white films 1926 short films American comedy short films 1926 comedy films 1920s American films {{short-silent-comedy-film-stub