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The Road Demon
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The Road Demon

Feb 1, 1921
0h 50m
★ 0.0

A Tale of Western Grit on Auto Track. A Romance in Which Speed Wins.

Overview

Tom Mix trades horses for cars. Tom Higgins meets Patricia O'Malley whose father is a car manufacturer. O'Malley is hoping to land a contract with a Japanese firm, if only his car wins the Los Angeles-Phoenix auto race. Hap enters, but O'Malley's driver, Luther McCabe causes the race to be lost. Higgins discovers that McCabe is in league with O'Malley's competition, so for the next race, in Fresno, he takes over when McCabe drops out and wins the race.

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Fox Film Corporation

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Cast

Tom Mix

Hap Higgins

Tom Mix

Claire Anderson

Patricia O'Malley

Claire Anderson

Charles Arling

Charles Arling

Lloyd Bacon

Luther McCabe

Lloyd Bacon

William Elmer

William Elmer

Charles K. French

Charles K. French

George Hernandez

George Hernandez

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

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