Sporting Youth

Sporting Youth

Byron Morgan's Dazzling Romance of the Younger Set

NR 1924 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy

Jimmy Wood, a chauffeur, is mistaken for famous racing driver Splinters Wood. Because he is deeply in debt, he enters a race on the advice of Betty Rockford, daughter of a wealthy automobile manufacturer.

Directed by Harry A. Pollard · Written by Harvey F. Thew

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