Excuse My Dust
A top race-car driver leaves the sport to get married and settle down, because his new wife doesn't want him to race anymore. However, not long afterwards his wife takes their infant son and leaves him to go to San Francisco. The husband gets word that his son is seriously ill in San Francisco, but he has no way to get there. Just in the nick of time, however, the racer's father-in-law just happens to have developed a new car for a cross-country race--to San Francisco!
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1920 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, Comedy, Action |
| Director | Sam Wood |
| Runtime | 48 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.7/10 (7 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its narrative around the clash between professional passion and domestic duty, relying on brisk editing to propel the cross-country race forward while exploring the hero's paternal desperation.
What lingers after the final reel is the visceral thrill of early automotive spectacle intertwined with a timeless emotional drive. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Sam Wood
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With the sound turned up, to fully appreciate the roaring engines and silent-era dramatic tension.
🎭 Cast
Wallace Reid
'Toodles' Walden
Wallace Reid Jr.
'Toodles' Walden Jr. (as William Wallace Reid Jr.)
Ann Little
Dorothy Ward Walden
Theodore Roberts
J.D. Ward
Guy Oliver
Darby
Otto Brower
Max Henderson
Tully Marshall
President Mutchler
Walter Long
Ritz
James Gordon
Griggs (uncredited)
Jack Herbert
Oldham (uncredited)
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