The Self Starter

50 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Self Starter is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Harry Joe Brown and starring Reed Howes, Mildred Harris and Sheldon Lewis.^[1] It was distributed by the independent Rayart Pictures.

Returning from service in World War I Jerry Neale invents a new self starting ignition system that can power tanks and tractors. He falls in love with young actress Ruth Atkin, but faces a rival in Dan Hicks who also tries to steal his invention.

• Reed Howes as Jerry Neale
• Mildred Harris as Ruth Atkin
• Sheldon Lewis as Buddy
• John Sinclair as Soly
• Harry Tenbrook as Dan Hicks
• Lionel Belmore as Crane

• Connelly, Robert B. The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36, Volume 40, Issue 2. December Press, 1998.
• Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997. ISBN 0520209699, 9780520209695

• The Self Starter at IMDb