Daredevil Drivers

{{short description|1938 film by B. Reeves Eason}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Daredevil Drivers

| image = File:Daredevil Drivers.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = B. Reeves Eason

| producer = Bryan Foy

| screenplay = Sherman L. Lowe
Charles R. Condon

| starring = Beverly Roberts
Dick Purcell
Gloria Blondell
Gordon Oliver
Charley Foy
Donald Briggs

| music =

| cinematography = Ted D. McCord

| editing = Harold McLernon

| studio = Warner Bros.

| distributor = Warner Bros.

| released = {{Film date|1938|2|12}}

| runtime = 59 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Daredevil Drivers is a 1938 American crime film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Sherman L. Lowe. The film stars Beverly Roberts, Dick Purcell, Gloria Blondell, Gordon Oliver, Charley Foy and Donald Briggs. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 12, 1938.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2657/daredevil-drivers |title=Daredevil Drivers (1938) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2015-08-29}}{{cite web|last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=940DE3DE1638EE3ABC4B51DFB4668383629EDE |title=Movie Review - Daredevil Drivers - THE SCREEN; A Picture of Pranks At the Globe |work=NYTimes.com |date=1938-02-23 |access-date=2015-08-29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=7129 |title=Daredevil Drivers |publisher=Afi.com |date=1938-01-07 |access-date=2015-08-29}}

Plot

Automobile racer Bill Foster is disqualified from a race for reckless driving, then banned from competing in the sport altogether. On the road, he then collides with a bus, owned by a company run by Jerry Neeley, a woman trying to stay in business against an aggressive rival.

Foster ends up working for Jerry's competition. A lawsuit goes against her that puts her livelihood in jeopardy. When a bus goes out of control, endangering passengers including children, Foster is able to stop it and save everyone just in time. He then joins forces with Jerry to save her company.

Cast

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