Red Hot Tires (1935)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

D. Ross Lederman

Writers:

Tristram Tupper (story)
Dore Schary (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

2 February 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Automobile Racing | Gunfire | Father Daughter Relationship | Pardon

Cast

Lyle Talbot	...	Wallace Storm
Mary Astor	...	Patricia Sanford
Roscoe Karns	...	Bud Keene
Frankie Darro	...	Johnny
Gavin Gordon	...	Robert Griffin
Mary Treen	...	Maggie
Henry Kolker	...	Martin Sanford
Bradley Page	...	Curley Taylor
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Race Judge Hanson
Howard C. Hickman	...	Judge Alcott (as Howard Hickman)
Clarence Muse	...	Bud's Truck Partner

Also Known As:

Racing Luck (UK)

Runtime:

USA:61 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Portuguese

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #458) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Although First National Pictures, Inc. is the original registered copyright owner of this film, the onscreen copyright statement lists Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc..

Soundtrack:

The Bull Dog on the Bank and the Bull Frog in the Pool

Fast

An exciting Warners B programmer features some of the best of Warner's stock company, including Lyle Talbot and Mary Astor in the lead, with the ever-dependable Roscoe Karns, Mary Treen, Frankie Darro and Henry Kolker in support. Although the director, Ross Lederman, does not do anything particularly interesting, he directs the dialogue -- including a lot of lines by Dore Schary, at high speed.

The plot crams an awful lot into the movie, perhaps a little too much, but it is certainly typical of Warners B movies, and the cinematographers choose some interesting camera angles to focus on Mary Astor.... always a pleasure to look at, and always able to communicate an interesting combination of brains and beauty. While this is not a great movie, it certainly is worth your time.