The Self Starter

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The Self Starter
File:The Self Starter (1926, poster).jpg
Directed by Harry Joe Brown
Produced by W. Ray Johnston
Harry Joe Brown
Written by Harry Joe Brown
Starring Reed Howes
Mildred Harris
Sheldon Lewis
Production
company
Harry J. Brown Productions
Distributed by Rayart Pictures
Butcher's Film Service (UK)
Release dates
May 3, 1926
Running time
50 minutes
Country United States
Language Silent
English intertitles

The Self Starter is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Mildred Harris and Sheldon Lewis.[1] It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures.

Synopsis

Returning from service in World War I Jerry Neale invents a new self starting ignition system that can power tanks and tractors. He falls in love with young actress Ruth Atkin, but faces a rival in Dan Hicks who also tries to steal his invention.

Cast

References

  1. Munden p.695

Bibliography

  • Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
  • Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.

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