Motor Madness (film)

Motor Madness
Motor Madness
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	Fred Niblo Jr.; Grace Neville
Starring	Joseph Allen
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Byron Robinson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 5, 1937;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Motor Madness is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman.^[1]

Plot[]

After speedboat racing champion Joe Dunn wins a preliminary race, he is offered a bribe to deliberately lose the race for the championship. A fight ensues, and Joe is jailed and his girlfriend, Peggy McNeil, replaces him in the race.

Peggy crashes the boat and is seriously injured. Joe gets out of jail and desperately seeks money to pay for an operation to save Peggy's life.

Cast[]

Joseph Allen as Joe Dunn (as Allen Brook)
Rosalind Keith as Peggy McNeil
J. M. Kerrigan as Henry John 'Cap' McNeil
Marc Lawrence as Gus Slater
Richard Terry as Nick Givens
Arthur Loft as 'Lucky' Leonard Raymond
Joe Sawyer as Steve Dolan (as Joseph Sawyer)
George Ernest as 'Pancho', Runaway Kid
Al Hill as Henchman Jeff Skinner
John Tyrrell as Pete Bailey
Ralph Byrd as C.P.O. Mike Burns

References[]

^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Motor Madness". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

External links[]

Motor Madness at IMDb

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[NYTimes-1] Hal Erickson (2014). "Motor Madness". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

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