Sporting Youth

Sporting Youth is a 1924 American silent comedy film directed by Harry A. Pollard and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by the Universal Pictures.^[1][2]

Sporting Youth
Still with La Plante and Denny
Directed by	Harry A. Pollard
Written by	Harvey Thew
Story by	Byron Morgan
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Reginald Denny Laura La Plante
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	February 4, 1924 (1924-02-04)
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Jimmy Wood, chauffeur, is sent with his automobile by his employer to California. He is mistaken for "Splinters" Wood, a famous British speed demon. He also meets and falls in love with Betty Rockford, the daughter of a wealthy automobile manufacturer. Jimmy enters an auto race with a $10,000 prize. The real Splinters, who is wanted by the police, also enters the race using an alias. Jimmy wins the race and, after his identity is revealed, the affections of Betty.

Cast

• Reginald Denny as Jimmy Wood
• Laura La Plante as Betty Rockford
• Hallam Cooley as Walter Berg
• Frederick Vroom as John K. Walker
• Lucille Ward as Mrs. Rockford
• Malcolm Denny as "Splinters" Wood (Reginald Denny's brother)
• Leo White as 'The Souse'
• Henry A. Barrows as William Rockford
• Rolfe Sedan as Valet
• L. J. O'Connor as The Cop
• C. L. Sherwood as Detective
• William A. Carroll as Detective

Preservation

Sporting Youth is an extant film and preserved at Filmmuseum Nederlands, now called EYE Institut, and at the UCLA Film and Television Archive.^[4]