After suffering a fall during a race, rider Jimmy Burke loses his nerve. But with the help of his girlfriend Molly Gibson, Jimmy regains his confidence just in time to achieve victory during the Big Race.
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Mary Astor as Molly Gibson
William Collier Jr. as Jimmy Burke
Ralph Lewis as Sam Gibson
David Kirby as Mike Donovan
Lionel Belmore as Jack McTeague
Burt Ross as Bobby McTeague
Henry A. Barrows as 'Lucky' Davis
Bobby Doyle as Skeeter Donohue
Michael Visaroff as Peddler
United States 05 June 1927
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