Speed Madness | |
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Directed by | George Crone |
Written by | Charles R. Condon |
Produced by | Richard Talmadge |
Starring | Richard Talmadge Nancy Drexel Huntley Gordon |
Cinematography | Harry Cooper Jack Stevens |
Edited by | Doane Harrison |
Production company | Richard Talmadge Productions |
Distributed by | Mercury Pictures Ideal Films (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Speed Madness is a 1932 American action film directed by George Crone and starring Richard Talmadge, Nancy Drexel and Huntley Gordon. [1]
Bob Stuart, the idle son of a shipbuilding magnate gets a job at his father's shipyard. The company's major project is to design a new speedboat in order to win a major new contract but faces sabotage from rivals. Bob turns out to be surprisingly able and manages to help with the construction of the boat. He plans to drive it himself during the race, but narrowly escapes a bomb planted on it by their opponents. He confronts the gang behind it and secure his father the contract.
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