Speed to Spare
{{short description|1948 film by William A. Berke}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Speed to Spare
| image = Speed to Spare poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = William Berke
| producer = William H. Pine
William C. Thomas
| screenplay = Milton Raison
| starring = Richard Arlen
Jean Rogers
Richard Travis
Roscoe Karns
Nanette Parks
Pat Phelan
| music = Darrell Calker
| cinematography = Ellis W. Carter
| editing = Monty Pearce
| studio = Pine-Thomas Productions
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1948|5|14}}
| runtime = 57 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Speed to Spare is a 1948 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Milton Raison, and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Rogers, Richard Travis, Roscoe Karns, Nanette Parks and Pat Phelan. It was released on May 14, 1948, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/91040/speed-to-spare |title=Speed to Spare (1948) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-06-27}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/111297/Speed-to-Spare/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630080946/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/111297/Speed-to-Spare/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-06-30 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |title=Speed-to-Spare - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2015 |access-date=2015-06-27}} It is unrelated to the same-titled auto-racing drama made by Columbia in 1937.
Plot
Cliff Jordan, a stunt driver, accepts a job driving trucks for Jerry McGee, who is now married to Cliff's former love Mary. A rival, Pusher Wilkes, begins sabotaging Jerry's big rigs, placing Cliff in grave danger on the highway.
Cast
- Richard Arlen as Cliff Jordan
- Jean Rogers as Mary McGee
- Richard Travis as Jerry McGee
- Roscoe Karns as Kangaroo
- Nanette Parks as Jane Chandler
- Pat Phelan as Pete Simmons
- Ian MacDonald as Pusher Wilkes
- Paul Harvey as Al Simmons
Production
The film was known as High Speed.DRAMA AND FILM: Historic Sea Disaster Due for Visualization
Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 3 Feb 1947: A2.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0040827|Speed to Spare}}
{{William Berke}}
{{Pine-Thomas}}
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:American auto racing films
Category:Films directed by William A. Berke
Category:American black-and-white films
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