The Speed Spook(1924)
An auto racer driving through a small town finds himself tangled up in a local political controversy, an election and a mystery that surrounds a supposedly "haunted" car that speeds through town with no driver and disappears before anyone can catch it.
Movie: The Speed Spook
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'Blue Streak' Billings
Betty West
Chuck Brady
Jud Skerrit
Sheriff West
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An auto racer driving through a small town finds himself tangled up in a local political controversy, an election and a mystery that surrounds a supposedly "haunted" car that speeds through town with no driver and disappears before anyone can catch it.
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1924-08-30
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