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7 September 1929 (USA) more
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Talking COMEDY! (original poster)
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Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds greatest driver and lover... more | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | William Haines | ... | Bill Whipple |
 | Anita Page | ... | Patricia 'Pat' Bonner |
 | Ernest Torrence | ... | Jim MacDonald |
| Karl Dane | ... | Dugan |
| John Miljan | ... | Lee Renny |
| Eugenie Besserer | ... | Mrs. MacDonald |
| Polly Moran | ... | Waitress |
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Love & revenge, thrills & spills. A cocky young man. A beautiful young lady. A nasty celebrity racer and a decent old driver with a bad heart. They will all come together for the great Decoration Day Race at the Indianapolis SPEEDWAY
This is a fairly typical William Haines silent comedy. He chases pretty Anita Page throughout, engaging in antics so annoying they'd get him arrested today. Haines' personality is a bit much at times, but he is never anything less than entertaining. He benefits here by much location shooting at the famous Raceway.
The supporting cast is good: Ernest Torrence & Eugenie Besserer are the old driver & his wife who've taken Haines in like a son; Karl Dane is a good-natured, if slow-witted, mechanic; John Miljan is properly repugnant as the bad guy. The ubiquitous Polly Moran scores in her one scene as a frowzy hash house waitress.