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The Roaring Road (1919)

The Roaring Road poster
Directed by
Frank Urson, James Cruze
Genre
action film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man competes in car races and pursues a romance. The story follows his adventures with automobiles and his love interest.

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What happens

The Roaring Road is a 1919 American silent action romance film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is taken from the short stories by Byron Morgan; Junkpile Sweepstakes, Undertaker's Handicap, and Roaring Road. This film was so successful that it spawned a sequel, Excuse My Dust, from stories by the same author. This film is available on video and DVD from online sources. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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