Handsome athlete Hi Moreland (Herbert Rawlinson) tries to win the hand of the bank president's daughter Marjory Holbrook (Carmelita Geraghty) from a wealthy but insipid competitor whom her father favors. He eludes the schemes to frame him and, following a series of complications marries the young woman.
Herbert Rawlinson stars as Hi Moreland, a handsome and athletic young man entangled in a complex web of love and rivalry with 'High Speed' (1924). The film opens with Moreland’s initial charm and vigor as he attempts to win the heart of Marjory Holbrook, the daughter of a respected bank president, Carmelita Geragh...
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" Herbert Rawlinson stars as Hi Moreland, a handsome and athletic young man entangled in a complex web of love and rivalry with 'High Speed' (1924). The film opens with Moreland’s initial charm and vigor as he attempts to win the heart of Marjory Holbrook, the daughter of a respected bank president, Carmelita Geraghty. Marjory is being courted by a wealthy rival, a character played by Otto Hoffman, who has the financial leverage to sway her father’s opinion. The plot thickens as Moreland ..."
Carmelita Geraghty
Frederick J. Jackson, Helen Broderick
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