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Greased Lightning
Greased Lightning

Greased Lightning

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

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

50 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

27 April 1919

Country

United States of America

Cast

Charles Ray

Charles Ray

Andy Fletcher

Wanda Hawley

Wanda Hawley

Alice Flint

Robert McKim

Robert McKim

Alden J. Armitage

Willis Marks

Willis Marks

Laban Flint

Bert Woodruff

Bert Woodruff

Grandpa Piper

J.P. Lockney

J.P. Lockney

Milt Barlow

Otto Hoffman

Otto Hoffman

Rufus Shadd

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