Speed Madness (1932 film)

For the silent film, see Speed Madness (1925 film).
Speed Madness
Directed byGeorge Crone
Written byCharles R. Condon
Produced byRichard Talmadge
StarringRichard Talmadge
Nancy Drexel
Huntley Gordon
CinematographyHarry Cooper
Jack Stevens
Edited byDoane Harrison
Production
company
Richard Talmadge Productions
Distributed byMercury Pictures
Ideal Films (UK)
Release date
  • July 30, 1932 (1932-07-30)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Speed Madness is a 1932 American action film directed by George Crone and starring Richard Talmadge, Nancy Drexel and Huntley Gordon.[1]

Plot

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.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Langman p.247

Bibliography

  • Langman, Larry & Finn, Daniel. A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press, 1995.
  • Rollyson, Carl. A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan. University Press of Mississippi, 2015.


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