Roadracers (1959 film)

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Roadracers
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Directed by Arthur Swerdloff
Written by Stanley Kallis
Ed Lakso
Based onoriginal story by Stanley Kallis
Produced byStanley Kallis
StarringJoel Lawrence
Cinematography Carl E. Guthrie
Music by Richard Markowitz
Production
company
Catalina Productions
Distributed by American International Pictures
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Roadracers is a 1959 American film. [1] It was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Daddy-O (1958).

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  1. Gary A. Smith, American International Pictures: The Golden Years, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 104