Greased Lightning

Apr 27, 1919

0h 50m

★ 10.0

"Say Sonny you can't draw money to buy one of those new fangled benzine buggies."

Overview

Andy Fletcher is a blacksmith in a country village, but he dreams of racing automobiles. He gets his chance to enter a big race, but winning is complicated by a band of bank robbers.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Thomas H. Ince Corporation

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Cast

Andy Fletcher

Charles Ray

Alice Flint

Wanda Hawley

Alden J. Armitage

Robert McKim

Laban Flint

Willis Marks

Grandpa Piper

Bert Woodruff

Milt Barlow

J.P. Lockney

Rufus Shadd

Otto Hoffman

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0.0

Parisian Life

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0.0

What a Wife Learned

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A novelist's success causes a rift between her and her rancher husband.

6.0

The Wild Horse Stampede

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1.0

The Man Life Passed By

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0.0

Canyon of the Fools

Jan 21, 1923

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0.0

Camille of the Barbary Coast

Nov 1, 1925

For the sake of a woman, Robert Morton serves a prison sentence and is disowned by his father, Henry. He is freed after several years and arrives in San Francisco, California, where he meets Camille Balishaw in a Barbary Coast saloon. She offers Robert shelter and aids in his rehabilitation, but his prison record prevents him from holding a job. After Camille and Robert are married, he finds another job and gradually regains his self-respect. Henry has a change of heart and seeks out Robert, asking him to return home, but without Camille. Robert remains loyal to his wife, forcing Henry to relent as he realizes the depth of their love.

10.0

Two Sinners

Sep 12, 1935

An ex-convict gets released after shooting a fellow who made a play for his wife. When he meets Sleeper, his life takes a change for the better, but along with her comes the boisterous little Collins, for whom she is a governess.

0.0

The Woman and the Puppet

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0.0

The Promise

Feb 19, 1917

After an argument with his father, in which he is accused of stealing, Bill Carmody leaves home. His girlfriend Ethel is mad at him because of his carousing. So he heads out West, but he gets in a railroad accident and saves the life of Appleton, who owns a lumber mill. To reward Bill, Appleton gives him a job, and it doesn't take him long to discern that Buck Moncrossen, the camp boss, is crooked.

0.0

The Woman Who Walked Alone

Jun 11, 1922

When Iris Champneys’ marriage to the Earl of Lemister ends in divorce she moves to Africa to operate a tavern. Seven years later she becomes reacquainted with Clement Gaunt, formerly employed by Lemister and secretly in love with Iris, who is on the run after being falsely accused of the murder of the owner of the ranch where he was once foreman. The real culprit, the rancher’s wife Hannah, accused Clem when he refused to run away with her. Iris, learning of his predicament, rides to Hannah Schriemann, telling her that Clem has been executed for her crime. When the police bring Clem to the house, Hannah--frightened by his "ghost"--confesses, and Iris and Clem find a way to happiness.

5.8

Mr. Baseball

Oct 1, 1992

Jack Elliot, a one-time MVP for the New York Yankees is now on the down side of his baseball career. With a falling batting average, does he have one good year left and can the manager of the Chunichi Dragons, a Japanese Central baseball league find it in him?

6.9

Heaven Can Wait

Aug 5, 1943

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

6.3

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6.3

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A variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew all support a single flight. They have only one mission: to secure the safety of the passengers.