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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 473

High Gear

193367 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 61:41
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

A leading racing driver survives a crash that kills his co-driver and leaves a boy without a father. He takes responsibility for the child but finds that memories of the accident prevent him from returning to competition. Taxi work and a reporter's friendship offer a different life while he struggles to recover his nerve.

Cast

James Murray

Mark "High Gear" Sherrod

Joan Marsh

Anne Merritt

Jackie Searl

Jimmy Evans

Ann Brody

Mrs. Cohen

DirectorsLeigh Jason

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James Murray — Screenland , Vol. 15, No. 4, p. 22 via https://archive.org/details/Screenland-1927-08-Vol-15-No-4 · Public domain
Joan Marsh — Unknown author · Public domain
Jackie Searl — Unknown - unmarked postcard · Public domain

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