Speedy Smith

Name: Speedy Smith
Genre: Drama
Released: 1927-06-01
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Billy Sullivan, Hazel Deane, Harry Tenbrook

1927
50m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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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, Bi... Read allThrill-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 Slugger Sampson, who is offering $500 to anyone who ... Read allThrill-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 Slugger Sampson, who is offering $500 to anyone who can remain in the ring with him for three rounds. Although Slugger's fights are fixed, the... Read all

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7.2/10

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Boxing Romance

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 worth a look.