Speedway (1929)

19291h 16mdir. Harry BeaumontUnited Statesromance filmsilent film

With William Haines, Anita Page, Ernest Torrence

Directed by Harry Beaumont

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Speedway is a 1929 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring William Haines, Anita Page and Ernest Torrence. The film has no audible dialogue but featured a synchronized musical score and sound effects. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric Sound System sound-on-film process. The soundtrack was also transferred to discs for those theatres that were wired with sound-on-disc sound systems. This was Haines' last film without dialogue.

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