Speed (1936)
Speed (1936)
A Mile a minute of fun and thrills!
Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to work in publicity. Frank and Terry both want Jane to be their girl. Terry has designed a new carburetor that should bring him fame and money, but he cannot get it to work correctly. Terry and Gadget have tested it for over a year, but it still is not perfected. Emery Motors assigns Frank to help Terry with the carburetor, but Terry is not happy because Frank is an Engineer and is also vying for Jane. They finish the carburetor, and to test it, they enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 race. Terry is not yet satisfied with the carburetor before the big race even though it has passed all the tests.

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Cast

James Stewart James Stewart As: Terry Martin
Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie As: Jane Mitchell
Una Merkel Una Merkel As: Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Weldon Heyburn Weldon Heyburn As: Frank Lawson
Ted Healy Ted Healy As: Clarence Maxmillian 'Gadget' Haggerty
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Storyline

Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to work in publicity. Frank and Terry both want Jane to be their girl. Terry has designed a new carburetor that should bring him fame and money, but he cannot get it to work correctly. Terry and Gadget have tested it for over a year, but it still is not perfected. Emery Motors assigns Frank to help Terry with the carburetor, but Terry is not happy because Frank is an Engineer and is also vying for Jane. They finish the carburetor, and to test it, they enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 race. Terry is not yet satisfied with the carburetor before the big race even though it has passed all the tests.


Tagline: A Mile a minute of fun and thrills!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Action, Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 08 May 1936

Country: US

Runtime: 70m

Company Credits

Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

Terry Martin

Wendy Barrie

Wendy Barrie

Jane Mitchell

Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

Weldon Heyburn

Weldon Heyburn

Frank Lawson

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

Clarence Maxmillian 'Gadget' Haggerty

Ralph Morgan

Ralph Morgan

Mr. Dean

Patricia Wilder

Patricia Wilder

Fanny Lane, a Secretary

Ernie Alexander

Ernie Alexander

Waiter Telling of Barn Dance

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Track Official Telling Terry He Qualified

George Chandler

George Chandler

'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance

Jack Rube Clifford

Jack Rube Clifford

Master of Ceremonies

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Extra at Company Dance

June Gittelson

June Gittelson

Woman at Barn Dance

Isabelle Keith

Isabelle Keith

Nurse

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Uncle Edward Emery

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

George Saunders

William Tannen

William Tannen

Intern Attending Terry

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Doctor Attending Gadget

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

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