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The Mad Racer

The Mad Racer

The Mad Racer was a 1926 American short silent comedy film directed by Philadelphian director Benjamin Stoloff. The film starred Earle Foxe and Florence Gilbert.

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Reginald Van Bibber is spending a vacation with Colonel Paddock's party at a ranch owned by a friend of the Colonel's. The peace of the ranch is occasionally disturbed by a desperado known as the Mad Racer, the terror of the countryside. The ranch foreman hires the Mad Racer to dispose of Van Bibber so that the foreman can win the annual buggy race and possess for himself Sylvia Paddock, in whom he is infatuated. However, by a trick of fate, Van Bibber is forced into the race. After being dragged by a runaway vehicle, he stumbles into the leading chariot in which the Mad Racer lies stunned. Once again, Van Bibber is proclaimed hero of the day.

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    author
    director Benjamin Stoloff
    genre comedy
    keywords disturb force ranch foreman
    publisher Fox Film Corporation
    theme short