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Skidding Hearts
(1917) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Walter Wright
Cast: Ora Carew [Ora], Baldy Belmont (Joseph Belmont) [Ora’s sweetheart], Mal St. Clair (Malcolm St. Clair) [the rival suitor], Blanche Payson [Ora’s mother], Andy Anderson (Dave Anderson), Joseph Callahan, Edgar Kennedy, Sid Smith (Sidney Smith)
The Keystone Film Company production; distributed by Triangle Distributing Corporation. / Produced by Mack Sennett. Cinematography by L.B. Jenkins. / Released 17 June 1917. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Driver Lewis Jackson and cinematographer L.B. Jenkins were killed in an accident during the filming of a car race for the production.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 7 July 1917, page ?] Mother has chosen an Englishman for her daughter, Ora, while dad prefers a Frenchman. Ora is fancy free until a momentous occasion: then, all alone on a runaway motorcycle, she meets her fate. The rivalry of the Englishman and the Frenchman, the schemes of father and mother to further the interests of their respective candidates, furnish the basis of a really funny plot. It is carried to ludicrous extremes by Frenchy, who tries his best to commit suicide, only to weaken at the crucial moment.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Racing: Automobiles - Transportation: Automobiles
Listing updated: 9 August 2023.
References: Lahue-Kops pp. 121, 164 : Website-IMDb.
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