The Speed Maniac

The Speed Maniac

1919 · 50 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Western

Billy Porter sells his ranch and travels to San Francisco to try his hand in the business world. But he's barely off the ferryboat before he gets waylaid by a little newsboy and the boy's pugilist father, "Knockout" McClusky.

Directed by Edward LeSaint · Written by H.H. Van Loan

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