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Danger on Wheels (1940)

61 min  -  Sport | Thriller  -   2 February 1940 (USA)
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During a test a race car using an experimental oil-fueled engine blows up, killing the driver. Lucky Taylor... See full summary »

Director:

Christy Cabanne

Writers:

Ben Pivar (story), Maurice Tombragel

Stars:

Richard Arlen, Andy Devine and Peggy Moran
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Arlen ...
Larry Taylor
Andy Devine ...
'Guppy' Wexel
Peggy Moran Peggy Moran ...
Pat O'Shea
Vinton Hayworth Vinton Hayworth ...
Bruce Crowley (as Jack Arnold)
Herbert Corthell Herbert Corthell ...
Pop O'Shea
Harry C. Bradley Harry C. Bradley ...
Jones
Sandra King Sandra King ...
June Allen
Landers Stevens Landers Stevens ...
Lloyd B. Allen
John Holmes John Holmes ...
Danny Winkler
Jack Rice Jack Rice ...
Parker
Mary Treen Mary Treen ...
Esme
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Storyline

During a test a race car using an experimental oil-fueled engine blows up, killing the driver. Lucky Taylor, a stunt driver, is initially blamed for the accident, but is later cleared. He thinks the engine design has a real chance to win races, but the racing association has banned it since the accident. He devises a scheme to have a car equipped with the engine entered into a race, without race officials--or the engine designer's sassy daughter--finding out about it. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com  

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THRILLS... That Make The Heart Stand Still... in this Driving Drama that Takes its Toll in SPILLS and CHILLS!

Genres:

Sport | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Morte Vai ao Volante See more »

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

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Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Indianapolis, Indiana, Friday, May 13, 1940: Universal Pictures Inc., Studebaker Sales Corporation and "Lucky" Teeter, daredevil auto-circus driver, are named defendants in a $100,000 damage suit filed in Superior Court by Earl Lester Simon. Simon, a stunt driver, claims that Universal used scenes of stunts done by him and his assistants at the Studebaker proving grounds, in "Danger on Wheels, " and credited the action to Teeter. Complaint asks for an accounting of the film's receipts and an accounting of Studebaker sales since the release of the picture, and claims that Simon has not received remuneration for his services. See more »