Speed (1936 film)

Speed
Speed
	1936 movie herald, Tagline: Romance at 300 miles per hour!
Directed by	Edwin L. Marin
Written by	Michael Fessier; Milton Krims (story); Lawrence P. Bachman (story) (as Larry Bachman);
Produced by	Lucien Hubbard
Starring	James Stewart; Wendy Barrie;
Cinematography	Lester White
Edited by	Ben Lewis
Music by	Edward Ward
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	May 8, 1936;
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]

^ Spark, Nick. "Muroc and the Hot Rodders." Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine legendofpanchobarnes.com, June 30, 2010. Retrieved: November 19, 2011.
^ Eyles 1986, p. 37.

[1] Spark, Nick. "Muroc and the Hot Rodders." Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine legendofpanchobarnes.com, June 30, 2010. Retrieved: November 19, 2011.

[2] Eyles 1986, p. 37.

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