Too Much Speed Explained

Too Much Speed
Director:	Frank Urson
Producer:	Jesse L. Lasky
Screenplay:	Byron Morgan
Starring:	Wallace Reid Agnes Ayres Theodore Roberts Jack Richardson Lucien Littlefield Guy Oliver
Cinematography:	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
Studio:	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	50 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent (English intertitles)

Too Much Speed is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Frank Urson, written by Byron Morgan, and starring Wallace Reid, Agnes Ayres, Theodore Roberts, Jack Richardson, Lucien Littlefield, and Guy Oliver. It was released on June 5, 1921, by Paramount Pictures.^{[1] [2]} It is not known whether the film currently survives.^{[3] [4]}

Plot

Egotistical race-car driver Dusty Rhoades learns that humility pays off even better than acclaim.

Cast

• Wallace Reid as 'Dusty' Rhoades
• Agnes Ayres as Virginia MacMurran
• Theodore Roberts as Pat MacMurran
• Jack Richardson as Tyler Hellis
• Lucien Littlefield as Jimmy Rodman
• Guy Oliver as 'Howdy' Zeeker
• Henry Johnson as Billy Dawson
• Jack Herbert as Hawks

See also

• Wallace Reid filmography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Too-Much-Speed - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150203151738/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/114110/Too-Much-Speed/overview. dead. February 3, 2015. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Janiss Garza. 2015. January 25, 2015.
2. Web site: Too Much Speed. https://web.archive.org/web/20151003042302/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=12771. dead. October 3, 2015. afi.com. January 25, 2015.
3. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TooMuchSpeed1921.html Progressive Silent Film List: Too Much Speed
4. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.9936/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Too Much Speed