Film

The Speeding Venus

1926 · 1h · Drama

Jed Morgan, a Detroit automobile manufacturer, calls in John Steele, a mechanical genius, and Chet Higgins, a promoter, and offers a half interest in profits to the first man to perfect his gear-less motor invention. Emily Dale, Morgan's confidential adviser, prefers Steele and urges him to win, while Higgins calls to his aid a renegade mechanic. Steele places his car on a train, and Higgins plans to wreck it so as to be the first to claim the prize; his plan succeeds, but Morgan is taken ill, giving Steele and Emily time to recondition the car. Emily obtains right-of-way over main roads and permission to speed on a record-breaking trip to California. In spite of attempts to stall her, Emily wins the race, though forced to drive her car through a show window. Steele is rewarded by Morgan with the money and the love of Emily.

Priscilla Dean

Emily Dale

Robert Frazer

John Steele

Dale Fuller

Midge Rooney

Johnny Fox

Speck O'Donnell

Ray Ripley

Chet Higgins

Charles Sellon

Jed Morgan

• Robert ThornbyDirector
• Welford BeatonWriter
• Finis FoxWriter

Release date

September 13, 1926

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h

Genres

Drama