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Yankee Speed

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Yankee Speed
Directed byRobert N. Bradbury
Written byRobert N. Bradbury
Produced byAnthony J. Xydias
Sunset Productions
StarringKenneth MacDonald
CinematographyL. W. McManigal
Distributed byAywon Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 1, 1924 (1924-07-01)
Running time
6 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Yankee Speed is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Robert N. Bradbury and starring Kenneth MacDonald.[1]

A print is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2][3]

Cast

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  • Kenneth MacDonald as Dick Vegas
  • Jay Hunt as Don Verdugo
  • Richard Lewis as Pedro Ramirez
  • Milton J. Fahrney as Jose T. Vegas (* as Milton Fahrney)
  • John Henry as Ramon Garcia
  • Viola Yorga as Marquita Fernandez
  • Virginia Ainsworth as Inez La Velle

Censorship

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Before Yankee Speed could be exhibited in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required the removal of a scene in reel 3, where a woman's undergarments are held up, and all Faro games in reel 5, except for the last scene.[4]

References

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  1. "The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Yankee Speed". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.213 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  3. "The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Yankee Speed". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  4. "Kansas Board of Review Movie Index - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
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