Indianapolis Speedway (film)

Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lloyd Bacon
Screenplay by	Sig Herzig; Wally Kline
Story by	Howard Hawks
Produced by	Max Siegel
Starring	Ann Sheridan; Pat O'Brien; John Payne; Gale Page; Frank McHugh; Grace Stafford
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Edited by	William Holmes
Music by	Adolph Deutsch
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	August 5, 1939;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

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 Mayor

References

^ "Indianapolis Speedway (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-07-15). "Movie Review - Indianapolis Speedway - THE SCREEN; The Warners Present a Slow Charged Racing Melodrama in 'Indianapolis Speedway,' at the Strand". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-04.
^ "Indianapolis Speedway (1939) - Lloyd Bacon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related".

External links

Indianapolis Speedway at IMDb
Indianapolis Speedway at AllMovie
Indianapolis Speedway at the TCM Movie Database
Indianapolis Speedway at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "Indianapolis Speedway (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

[2] Nugent, Frank S. (1939-07-15). "Movie Review - Indianapolis Speedway - THE SCREEN; The Warners Present a Slow Charged Racing Melodrama in 'Indianapolis Speedway,' at the Strand". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-04.

[3] "Indianapolis Speedway (1939) - Lloyd Bacon | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related".

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