Motor Madness (film)

Motor Madness
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	Fred Niblo Jr. Grace Neville
Produced by	Irving Briskin Harry L. Decker
Starring	Joseph Allen Rosalind Keith J.M. Kerrigan
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Byron Robinson
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	April 5, 1937 (1937-04-05)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Motor Madness is a 1937 American drama film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Joseph Allen, Rosalind Keith and J.M. Kerrigan.^[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
• 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

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.

External links

• Motor Madness at IMDb