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Racing with Death in Thrill Packed Story of the Speedway!
Dec 22, 1933 · 58m
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Drama

PLOT

Auto race champ Tim Dawson and his brother Billy are fired by boss Turnberg when they won't throw an important race to his son Carl. Pop Reeves, a competitor, finds that Turnberg had bribed his top man, Rogan, to lose, and fires him, and hires the Dawsons. His daughter Ann falls for Tim, yet it's Billy that wants her and proposes to her. She says no and declares herself to Tim. At the next big race, Rogan tries to cause Billy to smash, but he does instead, then accuses Tim of being responsible before dying. A police detective decides that Tim had done it so his brother could win, and leaves him one option, his brother must lose the upcoming Indy 500 or he'll know Tim's guilty.

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CAST

Tim McCoy
Tim Dawson
Sue Carol
Anna Reeves
William Bakewell
Billy Dawson
Ward Bond
Hobo
Lafe McKee
Francis McDonald
Rogan
Samuel S. Hinds
Directed by Otto Brower

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Production
Columbia Pictures
Country
US

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