Racketeer Jim Barnes is trying to force the independent taxicab-drivers to join his "protection service" at the cost of five bucks a day. Champion race-car driver, Bob Kane, joins with his friends Lee and "Dad" Martin in a fight for the street rights of a big city.
Stunts
Actual race footage crammed into a poverty-row budget.
Acting
Brian Donlevy sneers magnificently before becoming a star.
Director
Malcolm St. Clair
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of five films Malcolm St. Clair directed in 1937 alone—contract directors were absolute machines.
The 'independent taxi vs. mob' plot mirrors real 1930s NYC taxi wars, making this accidental social journalism disguised as pulp.
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