Speed

A brisk, good-natured racing yarn with real track footage, light romance, and a hero who wins you over.

Directed by

Edwin L. Marin

Genres

Action, Drama, Romance

Starring

James Stewart, Wendy Barrie, Una Merkel

Tagline

A Mile a minute of fun and thrills!

Overview

Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to work in publicity. Frank and Terry both want Jane to be their girl. Terry has designed a new carburetor that should bring him fame and money, but he cannot get it to work correctly. Terry and Gadget have tested it for over a year, but it still is not perfected. Emery Motors assigns Frank to help Terry with the carburetor, but Terry is not happy because Frank is an Engineer and is also vying for Jane. They finish the carburetor, and to test it, they enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 race. Terry is not yet satisfied with the carburetor before the big race even though it has passed all the tests.

How it feels

Earnest, warm, romantic and light. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, love, class, identity

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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