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| caption = Ad for film

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| director = [[Sam Wood]]

| director = [[Sam Wood]]

| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]]

| producer = [[Adolph Zukor]]<br>[[Jesse Lasky]]

| based_on = {{based on|”The Hippoptamus Parade”|Byron Morgan}}

| based_on = {{based on|”The Hippoptamus Parade”|Byron Morgan}}

| writer = Byron Morgan (scenario)

| writer = Byron Morgan (scenario)

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| cinematography = [[Alfred Gilks]]

| cinematography = [[Alfred Gilks]]

| editing =

| editing =

| studio = [[Famous Players–Lasky]]

| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]

| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]

| released = {{Film date|1920}}

| released = {{ date|1920}}

| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 5,040 feet

| runtime = 5 [[reel#Motion picture terminology|reels]]; 5,040 feet

| country = United States

| country = United States

| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)

| language = Silent (English [[intertitle]]s)

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””’What’s Your Hurry?””’ is a 1920 American silent [[drama film]] produced by [[Famous Players–Lasky]] and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140416041001/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17963 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ”What’s Your Hurry?”]</ref> It was directed by [[Sam Wood]] and stars [[Wallace Reid]] and [[Lois Wilson (actress)|Lois Wilson]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WhatsYourHurry1920.html Progressive Silent Film List: ”What’s Your Hurry?”] at silentera.com</ref><ref>”The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20” by The American Film Institute, 1988</ref>

””’What’s Your Hurry?””’ is a 1920 American silent [[drama film]] produced by [[Famous Players–Lasky]] and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140416041001/http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=17963 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ”What’s Your Hurry?”]</ref> It was directed by [[Sam Wood]] and stars [[Wallace Reid]] and [[Lois Wilson (actress)|Lois Wilson]].<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WhatsYourHurry1920.html Progressive Silent Film List: ”What’s Your Hurry?”] at silentera.com</ref><ref>”The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1911-20” by The American Film Institute, 1988</ref>

==Plot==

==Plot==

As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Reviews: ”What’s Your Hurry?” |journal=Exhibitors Herald |volume=11 |issue=8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald11exhi/page/n105 90] |publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company |location=New York City |date=August 21, 1920 |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald11exhi}}</ref> to win the favor of his sweetheart’s father “Old Pat” MacMurran (Ogle), race car driver Dusty Rhoades (Reid) forsakes the speedway in determination to put over effective publicity for the father’s product, Pakro motor trucks. A prospective order from Cabrillo Irrigation Company is an incentive to his effort. MacMurran fumbles his publicity plan to bring a giant [[Christmas tree]] down from the mountains for the children of Los Angeles on a Pakro truck and goes soberly to the Cabrillo Valley to spend the holiday. Inability to get supplies to builders of the valley dam over the storm-driven roads threatens the lives and homes of valley residents. The day is saved by a truck driven by Dusty carrying the necessary supplies. There is a certainty of a wife for Dusty in Virginia MacMurran (Wilson) and a job at Pakro as the film ends.

As described in a [[film magazine]],<ref>{{cite journal|title=Reviews: ”What’s Your Hurry?”|journal=Exhibitors Herald|volume=11|issue=8|page=[https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald11exhi/page/n105 90]|publisher=Exhibitors Herald Company|location=New York City|date=August 21, 1920|url=https://archive.org/details/exhibitorsherald11exhi}}</ref> to win the favor of his sweetheart’s father “Old Pat” MacMurran (Ogle), race car driver Dusty Rhoades (Reid) forsakes the speedway in determination to put over effective publicity for the father’s product, Pakro motor trucks. A prospective order from Cabrillo Irrigation Company is an incentive to his effort. MacMurran fumbles his publicity plan to bring a giant [[Christmas tree]] down from the mountains for the children of Los Angeles on a Pakro truck and goes soberly to the Cabrillo Valley to spend the holiday. Inability to get supplies to builders of the valley dam over the storm-driven roads threatens the lives and homes of valley residents. The day is saved by a truck driven by Dusty carrying the necessary supplies. There is a certainty of a wife for Dusty in Virginia MacMurran (Wilson) and a job at Pakro as the film ends.

==Cast==

==Cast==

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==Preservation==

==Preservation==

A copy of ”What’s Your Hurry?” is maintained at [[Gosfilmofond]] in Moscow.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1555/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ”What’s Your Hurry?”]</ref>

A copy of ”What’s Your Hurry?” is maintained at [[Gosfilmofond]] in Moscow.<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.1555/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ”What’s Your Hurry?”]</ref>

==See also==

==See also==

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[[Category:1920 films]]

[[Category:1920 films]]

[[Category:Films directed by Sam Wood]]

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[[Category:1920 drama films]]

[[Category:1920 drama films]]

[[Category:American black-and-white films]]

[[Category:American silent drama films]]

[[Category:American silent drama films]]

[[Category:American black-and-white films]]

[[Category:American films]]

[[Category:1920 American films]]

[[Category:English-language drama films]]

[[Category:English-language drama films]]

[[Category:Films directed by Sam Wood]]

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1920 film by Sam Wood

What’s Your Hurry? is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures.[1] It was directed by Sam Wood and stars Wallace Reid and Lois Wilson.[2][3]

As described in a film magazine,[4] to win the favor of his sweetheart’s father “Old Pat” MacMurran (Ogle), race car driver Dusty Rhoades (Reid) forsakes the speedway in determination to put over effective publicity for the father’s product, Pakro motor trucks. A prospective order from Cabrillo Irrigation Company is an incentive to his effort. MacMurran fumbles his publicity plan to bring a giant Christmas tree down from the mountains for the children of Los Angeles on a Pakro truck and goes soberly to the Cabrillo Valley to spend the holiday. Inability to get supplies to builders of the valley dam over the storm-driven roads threatens the lives and homes of valley residents. The day is saved by a truck driven by Dusty carrying the necessary supplies. There is a certainty of a wife for Dusty in Virginia MacMurran (Wilson) and a job at Pakro as the film ends.

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A copy of What’s Your Hurry? is maintained at Gosfilmofond in Moscow.[5]

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