Speedway
Speedway is a 1929 silent film about a car racer who clashes with his father, also a driver, at the Indianapolis Speedway. The film was released with a sychronised music score and sound effects track for theaters equipped with sound, this was Haines last silent film.
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.
More details
author | Ann Price Byron Morgan Joseph Farnham |
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director | Harry Beaumont |
editor | George Hively |
events | motor car |
genre | drama |
keywords | heart condition indy 500 |
productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
theme | romantic drama silent |