58 minutes of pre-Code speedway chaos with a murder frame and Indy 500 blackmail.
Auto race champ Tim Dawson and his brother Billy are fired by boss Turnberg when they won't throw an important race to his son Carl. Pop Reeves, a competitor, finds that Turnberg had bribed his top man, Rogan, to lose, and fires him, and hires the Dawsons. His daughter Ann falls for Tim, yet it's Billy that wants her and proposes to her. She says no and declares herself to Tim. At the next big race, Rogan tries to cause Billy to smash, but he does instead, then accuses Tim of being responsible before dying. A police detective decides that Tim had done it so his brother could win, and leaves him one option, his brother must lose the upcoming Indy 500 or he'll know Tim's guilty.
Practical Effects
Real 1930s speedway footage with terrifyingly unprotected drivers.
Acting
Tim McCoy's stiff upper lip versus Ward Bond's scene-stealing hobo.
Director
Otto Brower
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of several racing films Tim McCoy made after his Western star faded; he reportedly did some driving himself.
The Indy 500 plot device exploited real public fascination with the race during Depression-era escapism—actual footage may include 1932 or 1933 running.
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