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Directed by | Edwin L. Marin |
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Produced by | Lucien Hubbard |
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Cinematography | Lester White |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | Edward Ward |
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Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 65 (alternately 70, 72) minutes (Black and white) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Speed is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film directed by Edwin L. Marin. It starred 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.[1] Advance publicity trumpeted that Stewart drove the specially-prepared "Falcon" to 140 mph (230 km/h).[2]