Wiletta and Dick Whipple are jazz-mad children who follow the pursuit of pleasure recklessly: Wiletta is attracted by Jack Cartwright, a lounge lizard, and gives the cold shoulder to Nat Armstrong, a worthy fellow who loves her; Dick drinks too much. Their parents, Sam and Mary, go on a trip and return with a new car and new clothes.
Is Speed (1925) worth your time today? Short answer: Yes, but primarily as a fascinating, high-velocity artifact of 1920s moral anxiety and primitive stunt work. This film is for those who enjoy the collision of social melodrama and early action cinema, but it is certainly not for viewers who demand a nuanced or non-ju...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Edward LeSaint
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"Is Speed (1925) worth your time today? Short answer: Yes, but primarily as a fascinating, high-velocity artifact of 1920s moral anxiety and primitive stunt work. This film is for those who enjoy the collision of social melodrama and early action cinema, but it is certainly not for viewers who demand a nuanced or non-judgmental exploration of youth culture.1) This film works because the climactic car chase offers a genuine visceral thrill that transcends its silent-era limitations.2) This film fa..."
Robert Ellis
Lois Zellner, Grace Sartwell Mason
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