Speedy Smith

1927Movie⏱️ 50m

Drama

Thrill-seeker Billy Smith joins a tent show and meets aspiring novelist Tena Lucian in a small Kentucky town. Because her mother, Widow Lucian, requires an operation to restore her sight, Billy agrees to fight heavyweight boxer Sl...

Director

Duke Worne

Writers

N/A

Stars

Billy Sullivan, Hazel Deane, Harry Tenbrook

Release Date

June 1, 1927

Language

None

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Billy Sullivan

as Billy Smith

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Hazel Deane

as Tena Lucian

Harry Tenbrook

as Slugger Sampson

Virginia True Boardman

as Widow Lucian

George Periolat

as Charles C. Smith

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Arthur Thalasso

as James Mortimer Dorfee

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Silent

Production

Duke Worne Productions

🏷️ Keywords

character name in title

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Boxing Romance

by boblipton • 2003-03-09

"Blithe-hearted Billy Smith must save the day by staying four rounds with tank boxer Slugger Sampson, even with crooked, sap-wielding promoter Jimmy Durfee trying to lay him out, in order to get the money to pay for the Widow Lucian's eye operation, and so win the heart of her daughter, Tena. Got it? No, this movie is not as melodramatic as it sounds. It starts slowly and conventionally, padded out with some comedy gags that don't work too well, but once the actual boxing starts, it picks up dramatically, with some good camera-work and excitement. Not a classic by any means, but wort..."

📖 Synopsis

Thrill-seeker Billy Smith joins a tent show and meets aspiring novelist Tena Lucian in a small Kentucky town. Because her mother, Widow Lucian, requires an operation to restore her sight, Billy agrees to fight heavyweight boxer Sl...