''The Mile-a-Minute Man'' is a 1926 American silent

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directed by Jack Nelson and starring

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, and

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. It was produced by the

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. The plot revolves around two rival

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producers and their respective son and daughter who are in love.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Old Ironsides Rockett, the owner of an automobile factory, loves his business rival Mrs. Greydon, and his son Speedy has come to love his rival’s daughter Paula. The rival concern gets out an improved motor for their car "Greyhound," so the father has his son Speedy try to retain the supremacy of their car "Skyrocket." Before the big race the Rockett's attend a social event where James Brett, the son’s rival for the love of Paula, has him kidnaped. Speedy escapes after numerous exciting incidents and arrives just in time to enter the race. The two rival cars race to a tie. The father marries his business rival Mrs. Greydon, while his son Speedy marries her daughter Paula.

Cast

as S.P. 'Speedy' Rockett *

as Paula Greydon *

as C.O. 'Old Ironsides' Rockett *

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as Mrs. J.P. Greydon *

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as James Brett *

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as Joe Weeks *

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as Bob *

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as Eleanor Hoyt

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

* 1926 films 1926 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Jack Nelson American black-and-white films Gotham Pictures films 1920s American films {{1920s-US-film-stub