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Reno or Bust
Also known as [Away We Go]
(1924) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Archie Mayo
Cast: Bobby Vernon [Billy, the newlywed husband], Duane Thompson [Betty, the newlywed wife], Lila Leslie [the mother-in-law], Victor Rodman [Richard, the rival], Billy Fletcher (Billy Bletcher) [the chauffeur], Budd Fine [the butler], Bob Burns [Bob], Jay Belasco, Blanche Payson
Christie Film Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Christie Comedies]. / Produced by Al Christie. From a screen story by Frank R. Conklin (Frank Roland Conklin). Cinematography by Anton Nagy and Alex Phillips. Animation by Norman Z. McLeod. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [Motion Picture News, 15 March 1924, page ?] Bobby elopes with Duane and marries her against the wishes of her mother, who has selected the rival for her. The girl is bustled off to Reno for a divorce and is followed by Bobby, whose arrest is ordered on arrival. This starts a merry chase, in which Bobby eludes his pursuers, lures them all into a closed police patrol wagon, drives them out on the desert where he threatens to leave them as prey for wild animals unless all agree to another marriage ceremony on the spot.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 July 2025.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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