The Joy Riders - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Phil was a speed demon, and gloried in the fact, although his high pressure soul reveled in a baby speedster. As he brought his chug-wagon to a stop on Main Street, a Judge of the city court was endeavoring to repel his daughter's advances...See morePhil was a speed demon, and gloried in the fact, although his high pressure soul reveled in a baby speedster. As he brought his chug-wagon to a stop on Main Street, a Judge of the city court was endeavoring to repel his daughter's advances which had for their object his purchase of a car for her. She also was a speed demon, and Billy, her fiancé, had not the wherewithal for satisfying her incipient mania. Graft had been rather poor with the judge lately, and he didn't feel like buying a car either. In the extremity he cast sheep's eyes at the rich widow next door, and the widow seemed to favor his suit. At any rate, she gave him her watch and asked him to have it repaired. In the judge's eyes this was a most important commission, and indicated future financial security, but he promptly forgot the errand, and left the watch on the table. It was this watch that caused all the complication, for daughter could not resist the temptation to go to ride with Phil, the speed demon. Billy, calling to see Lucille, takes the watch and becomes mixed up in a terrible chase with Phil. The watch is stolen several times, and when the widow makes a demand for it the judge cannot produce, until finally Billy, who has been engaged in a mad chase of the watch through various adventures, rushes on with the watch in his hand. Then everything is all serene again, with the exception of the speed demon, who slinks away on low speed. Written by Moving Picture World, November 24, 1917 See less