Racing Hearts

1923 film by Paul Powell

July 15, 1923 (1923-07-15)

Running time

60 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Racing Hearts is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film directed by Paul Powell and written by Byron Morgan and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Agnes Ayres, Richard Dix, Theodore Roberts, Robert Cain, Warren Rogers, J. Farrell MacDonald, and Ed Brady. The film was released on July 15, 1923, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Virginia Kent believes that her father's automobile business needs publicity to save it from ruin. She tricks him into consenting to have a special car made for the race. She meets Robby Smith, the son of the owner of a rival business, and a love affair develops between the two. The selected driver of the car, Fred Claxton, has been bribed by the rival concern, and just before the race is set to begin tries to quit. Virginia takes his place and drives the car to victory with the assistance of Robby, who drives one of his father's cars.

Cast

Agnes Ayres as Virginia Kent
Richard Dix as Robby Smith
Theodore Roberts as John Kent
Robert Cain as Fred Claxton
Warren Rogers as Jimmy Britt
J. Farrell MacDonald as Silas Martin
Ed Brady as Pete Delaney (credited as Edwin J. Brady)
Fred J. Butler as Burton Smith
Robert Brower as Horatio Whipple
Kalla Pasha as Mechanic
James A. Murphy as Racing Driver
Johnny Wonderlich as Racing Driver
Eddie Hefferman as Racing Driver

Preservation

With no prints of Racing Hearts located in any film archives,^[4] it is a lost film.

References

^ Janiss Garza (2015). "Racing-Hearts - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
^ "Racing Hearts". afi.com. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
^ "Tried and Proved Pictures: Racing Hearts". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 36. January 12, 1924. Retrieved June 10, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Racing Hearts