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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0701399003633
Format: Full length, Silent, NTSC
Label: Unknown Video
Manufacturer: Unknown Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Unknown Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 05, 2006
Running Time: 109 minutes
Sales Rank: 95592
Studio: Unknown Video
Editorial Review:
Description:
Here's a double feature of two complete films starring Wallace Reid, The Roaring Road (1919) and its sequel, Excuse My Dust! (1920). Film historians have done a disservice to Reid. Though he was one of the most popular stars of his era, he's better-known today for his tragic death than for his screen work.
As usual, the films themselves set the record straight. His easygoing charm is as appealing today as it was way back then, and The Roaring Road showcases that personality in an exciting setting. Here he plays a speed-crazy racecar driver, with his mind set on winning the glory, and his heart set on winning the boss's daughter.
The Roaring Road was such a hit that it was soon followed by a sequel, Excuse My Dust! Sequels were fairly uncommon in the silent era, but this one's a natural. Not only does the story pick up where the last one left off, but the results actually top the original. Reid was to return to the racing theme in future films, but unfortunately most of his work is now lost, and much of what does survive is out of circulation. Fate carried his life to the finish line all too soon. But his star power certainly lives on in The Roaring Road and Excuse My Dust!
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Golden Silent Car Races
Two hilarious pieces of film history guaranteed to amuse all lovers of vintage motor cars. Not exactly subtle or intellectually demanding entertainment, but neither of these films was designed to be. Transport yourself back to a more innocent age (trying to forget that a few years after making 'Excuse my Dust' the star of them both was dead from morphine addiction) and enjoy them for what they are!
Rating: - The First King of the Matinee Idols
Wallace Reid's films are mostly lost now, so it's a treat to see two of them together on one disc. Even better, the films are quite good, and I can certainly see why he was as popular as he was. He projects a masculine, can-do energy like a Douglas Fairbanks, but he also has a certain warmth and charismatic presence that must've made him a special hit with the ladies. The movies themselves are two variations on the same theme, and that theme of cross-country auto racing makes for some fun times as ... Read More
Rating:  - An entertaining and fun ride
Unknown Video has given us some more silent film gems, this time in a nice double feature DVD starring the often overlooked and forgotten Wallace Reid who was a superstar in the late 1910s and early 1920s but sadly, is remembered for his tragic death at age 31 rather than for his work and contribution to the early Hollywood film industry. His early demise due to alcohol and drugs was a big Hollywood scandal in 1923, but seeing him in these films, you would never suspect that he had any addictive ... Read More
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