Indianapolis Speedway (1939)

Name: Indianapolis Speedway
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Released: 1939-08-05
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan, John Payne, Frank McHugh, Gale Page

Indianapolis Speedway (1939), directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Pat O'Brien and Ann Sheridan.

08/05/1939 BR Action, Drama and Romance 1h 25m

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Synopsis

A champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.

Sidney HickoxCinematography
Lloyd BaconDirector
William HolmesEditing
Adolph DeutschOriginal music

About the film

Indianapolis Speedway is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Sig Herzig and Wally Kline.The film stars Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, John Payne, Gale Page, Frank McHugh and Grace Stafford. The film was released by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1939.

This film is a remake of The Crowd Roars, which starred James Cagney; McHugh repeats his role from the earlier film.

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This film is a remake of The Crowd Roars, which starred James Cagney; McHugh repeats his role from the earlier film.

Plot

Two auto racing brothers become rivals on the racetrack when the older brother tries to keep his younger one from dropping out of school and becoming a driver too. The stubborn younger brother just gets behind the wheel of someone else's car and the race is on. During the reckless running of the race, the older brother's best friend is killed precipitating the beginning of the end for the older driver.

Cast

Ann Sheridan as "Frankie" Merrick

Pat O'Brien as Joe Greer

John Payne as Eddie Greer

Gale Page as Lee Mason

Frank McHugh as "Spud" Connors

Grace Stafford as Martha Connors

Granville Bates as Mr. Greer

John Ridgely as Ted Horn

Regis Toomey as Dick Wilbur

John Harron as "Red", Eddie's Pitman

William B. Davidson as Duncan Martin

Edward McWade as Tom Dugan

Irving Bacon as Fred Haskill

Tommy Bupp as Haskill's Son

Robert Middlemass as Edward Hart

Charles Halton as The Mayor

References

External links

Indianapolis Speedway at IMDb

Indianapolis Speedway at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Indianapolis Speedway at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Text from Indianapolis Speedway (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Speedway_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on August 5, 1939, a Saturday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.