Motor Madness is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Joseph Allen, Rosalind Keith and J.M. Kerrigan.[1]
| Motor Madness | |
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
| Written by | Fred Niblo Jr. Grace Neville |
| Produced by | Irving Briskin Harry L. Decker |
| Starring | Joseph Allen Rosalind Keith J.M. Kerrigan |
| Cinematography | Allen G. Siegler |
| Edited by | Byron Robinson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter speedboat racing champion Joe Dunn wins a preliminary race, he is offered a bribe to deliberately lose the race for the championship. A fight ensues, and Joe is jailed and his girlfriend, Peggy McNeil, replaces him in the race.
Peggy crashes the boat and is seriously injured. Joe gets out of jail and desperately seeks money to pay for an operation to save Peggy's life.
Cast
edit- Joseph Allen as Joe Dunn
- Rosalind Keith as Peggy McNeil
- J. M. Kerrigan as Henry John 'Cap' McNeil
- Marc Lawrence as Gus Slater
- Richard Terry as Nick Givens
- Arthur Loft as 'Lucky' Leonard Raymond
- Joe Sawyer as Steve Dolan (as Joseph Sawyer)
- George Ernest as 'Pancho', Runaway Kid
- Al Hill as Henchman Jeff Skinner
- John Tyrrell as Pete Bailey
- Ralph Byrd as C.P.O. Mike Burns
References
edit- ^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Motor Madness". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
External links
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