The Race
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Directed byGeorge Melford
Screenplay byHector Turnbull
Clinton Stagg
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
StarringVictor Moore
Anita King
Ronald Bradbury
William Dale
Mrs. Lewis McCord
Ernest Joy
CinematographyPercy Hilburn (French)
Production
company
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 6, 1916 (1916-04-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Race is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Hector Turnbull and Clinton Stagg. The film stars Victor Moore, Anita King, Ronald Bradbury, William Dale, Mrs. Lewis McCord and Ernest Joy. The film was released on April 6, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2] The film is lost.[3]

Plot

Although the film was advertised as being based on Anita King's real cross country trip in a roadster,[4] the film actually follows the adventures of a man (Victor Moore) trying to win money in a transcontinental car race to pay back debt he owes. He eventually realizes that Grace (Anita King) needs money for her father and intentionally lets her win. The man gets money from an engine patent in the end anyway and that covers what he owes.[5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Race (1916) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "The Race". AFI. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The Race". American Silent Feature Film Database. January 5, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Tulsa daily world, 14 May 1916
  5. ^ "The Race (1916) - Full Synopsis - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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Films directed by George Melford
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