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Dorothy Dwan and Larry Semon.
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Kid Speed
Also known as [The Four Wheel Terror, The Four-Wheeled Terror]
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Noel Mason Smith and Larry Semon
Cast: Larry Semon [‘The Speed Kid’], Dorothy Dwan [Lou DuPoys], James J. Jeffries (Jim Jeffries) [the smithy (blacksmith)], Oliver N. Hardy (Oliver Hardy) [‘Dangerous’ Dan McGraw], Frank Alexander [Avery DuPoys], William Hauber [Sheriff Phil O’Delfya], Grover G. Ligon, [?] Curtis ‘Snowball’ McHenry? [the ‘Kid’s’ mechanic]
Chadwick Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [A Larry Semon Special Comedy]. / Scenario by Noel Mason Smith and Larry Semon. Photography (cinematography) by H.F. Koenekamp (Hans F. Koenekamp). Titles (intertitles written) by Leon Lee. Presented by E.W. Hammons. / No copyright registration. Released 16 November 1924. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Former heavyweight boxing champion Jeffries appears in the film.
Comedy.
Survival status: Print exists in a private film collection [[?] 8mm or 9.5mm? reduction positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Accidents - African-Americans - Blacksmiths - Boxing gloves - Buildings: Rooftops - Falls - Fights - Furniture: Beds - Garages - Handwriting - Ladders - Letters - Mashers - Mechanics - Police: Sheriffs - Races: Automobiles - Rope - Tar - Tools: Anvils, Hammers - Transportation: Automobiles - Washing - Water - Weapons: Guns (Pistols)
Listing updated: 30 May 2025.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Weaver-Twenty p. 319 : ClasIm-226 p. C20; ClasIm-301 p. 9.
Home video: DVD.
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