Sporting Youth

1924 film

February 4, 1924 (1924-02-04)

Running time

7 reelsCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Sporting Youth is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Jimmy Wood, chauffeur, is sent with his automobile by his employer to California. He is mistaken for "Splinters" Wood, a famous British speed demon. He also meets and falls in love with Betty Rockford, the daughter of a wealthy automobile manufacturer. Jimmy enters an auto race with a $10,000 prize. The real Splinters, who is wanted by the police, also enters the race using an alias. Jimmy wins the race and, after his identity is revealed, the affections of Betty.

Cast

Reginald Denny as Jimmy Wood
Laura La Plante as Betty Rockford
Hallam Cooley as Walter Berg
Frederick Vroom as John K. Walker
Lucille Ward as Mrs. Rockford
Malcolm Denny as "Splinters" Wood (Reginald Denny's brother)
Leo White as 'The Souse'
Henry A. Barrows as William Rockford
Rolfe Sedan as Valet
L. J. O'Connor as The Cop
C. L. Sherwood as Detective
William A. Carroll as Detective

Preservation

Sporting Youth is an extant film and preserved at Filmmuseum Nederlands, now called EYE Institut, and at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[4]

References

^ Progressive Silent Film List: Sporting Youth at silentera.com
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Sporting Youth
^ Pardy, George T. (February 16, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Sporting Youth". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (13). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 30. Retrieved September 6, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Sporting Youth