Yankee Speed

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Yankee Speed
Directed byRobert N. Bradbury
Written byRobert N. Bradbury
Produced byAnthony J. Xydias
Sunset Productions
StarringKenneth MacDonald
CinematographyL. W. McManigal
Distributed byAywon Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 1, 1924 (1924-07-01)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Yankee Speed is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Kenneth MacDonald.[1]

A print is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2][3]

Cast

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  • Kenneth MacDonald as Dick Vegas
  • Jay Hunt as Don Verdugo
  • Richard Lewis as Pedro Ramirez
  • Milton J. Fahrney as Jose T. Vegas (* as Milton Fahrney)
  • John Henry as Ramon Garcia
  • Viola Yorga as Marquita Fernandez
  • Virginia Ainsworth as Inez La Velle

Censorship

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Before Yankee Speed could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of a scene in reel 3, where a woman's undergarments are held up, and all Faro games in reel 5, except for the last scene.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Yankee Speed
  2. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.213 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Yankee Speed
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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