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Speed is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film starring James Stewart in his first starring role, and Wendy Barrie. Although only a low-budget "B" movie, the film was notable for its realistic cinematography by Lester White, incorporating scenes from the Indianapolis 500 race and on-location shooting at the Muroc dry lake bed, used for high-speed racing by "hot rodders" in the 1930s. Advance publicity trumpeted that Stewart drove the specially-prepared "Falcon" to 140 mph (230 km/h).
Original Release
05/08/1936
US Release
05/08/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Stewart | Terry Martin |
Wendy Barrie | Jane Mitchell / Jane Mitchell, an alias if Jane Emery |
Una Merkel | Josephine Sanderson / Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson |
Weldon Heyburn | Frank Lawson |
Ted Healy | Clarence 'Gadget' Harrigan / Clarence Maxmillian 'Gadget' Haggerty |
Ralph Morgan | Mr. Dean |
Patricia Wilder | Fanny Lane / Fanny Lane, a Secretary |
Ernie Alexander | Waiter Telling of Barn Dance |
King Baggot | Dinner Guest |
Barbara Bedford | Nurse |
Directors
Writers
Michael Fessier, Milton Krims, Lawrence P. Bachmann
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Stewart | Terry Martin |
Wendy Barrie | Jane Mitchell / Jane Mitchell, an alias if Jane Emery |
Una Merkel | Josephine Sanderson / Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson |
Weldon Heyburn | Frank Lawson |
Ted Healy | Clarence 'Gadget' Harrigan / Clarence Maxmillian 'Gadget' Haggerty |
Ralph Morgan | Mr. Dean |
Patricia Wilder | Fanny Lane / Fanny Lane, a Secretary |
Ernie Alexander | Waiter Telling of Barn Dance |
King Baggot | Dinner Guest |
Barbara Bedford | Nurse |
Don Brodie | Track Official Telling Terry He Qualified |
George Chandler | 'Shorty', Bystander at Barn Dance |
Jack Rube Clifford | Master of Ceremonies |
Bess Flowers | Extra at Company Dance |
Sig Frohlich | Minor Role |
June Gittelson | Woman at Barn Dance |
Claudell Kaye | Nurse |
Isabelle Keith | Nurse |
Walter Kingsford | Uncle Edward Emery |
Robert Livingston | George Saunders |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lucien Hubbard | Producer |