Speedway (1929 film)
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Director Harry Beaumont Production Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 7.7/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance, Sport Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Language Silent
English intertitles Writer Byron Morgan, Joseph Farnham Release date September 7, 1929 (1929-09-07) Genres Auto racing, Silent film, Drama, Black-and-white Cast William Haines (Bill Whipple), Anita Page (Patricia 'Pat' Bonner), Ernest Torrence (Jim MacDonald), Karl Dane (Dugan), John Miljan (Lee Renny), Eugenie Besserer (Mrs. MacDonald) Similar movies Related Harry Beaumont movies |
Indianapolis speedway classic 1929
Speedway is a 1929 silent film about a car racer who clashes with his father, also a driver, at the Indianapolis Speedway.
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Indianapolis speedway classic 1929
Plot
Prior to the Indy 500 auto race, Bill Whipple quarrels with his foster father, Jim MacDonald, who is to be one of his rivals that day.
MacDonald suddenly loses his chance to drive because of a heart condition. Whipple's car owner decides to go with another driver, so MacDonald offers his car to Whipple for the race. With victory in sight, Whipple pulls into the pits and lets MacDonald take the checkered flag of victory.
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Speedway (1929 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
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