Indianapolis Speedway 85 years old
IS THE GLORY OF VICTORY WORTH THE PRICE!
This 1939 drama, a reworking of the 1932 James Cagney film "The Crowd Roars", stars Pat O'Brien as a champion auto racer who unhappily learns his kid brother (John Payne) wants to enter the same profession rather than finish school.
Credits
Indianapolis Speedway Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Ridgely He was 29, 58 years old when he died | as Ted Horn |
| Regis Toomey He was 40, 93 years old when he died | as Dick Wilbur |
| Pat O’Brien He was 39, 83 years old when he died | as Joe Greer |
| John Payne He was 27, 77 years old when he died | as Eddie Greer |
| Ted Oliver He was 47, 65 years old when he died | as Racetrack Official |
| Charles Halton He was 63, 83 years old when he died | as Mayor |
| Ralph Dunn He was 39, 67 years old when he died | as Racetrack Official |
| William B. Davidson He was 51, 59 years old when he died | as Duncan Martin |
| Ann Sheridan She was 24, 51 years old when she died | as Frankie Merrick |
| Gale Page She was 26, 69 years old when she died | as Lee Mason |
| Billy Wayne He was 42, 73 years old when he died | as Stubby, a Pitman |
| Tom Wilson He was 8, 33 years old when he died | as Racetrack Official |
| Tommy Bupp He was 15, 59 years old when he died | as Haskill's Son |
| John J. Richardson He was 58, 61 years old when he died | as Fan at Homecoming |
| Creighton Hale He was 57, 83 years old when he died | as Racetrack Official |
| Granville Bates He was 57, 58 years old when he died | as Mr. Greer |
| John Harron He was 36, 36 years old when he died | as Red |
| Patsy O'Byrne She was 55, 83 years old when she died | as Annoyed Woman at Homecoming |
| Bert Moorhouse He was 44, 59 years old when he died | as Nightclub Extra |
| Eddy Chandler He was 45, 54 years old when he died | as Racetrack Official |
| Eddie Parker He was 38, 59 years old when he died | as Pit Man |
| Jeffrey Sayre He was 38, 73 years old when he died | as Racetrack Official |
| Edward McWade He was 74, 78 years old when he died | as Tom Dugan |
| Georges Renavent He was 47, 76 years old when he died | as Headwaiter |
| Sidney Bracey He was 61, 64 years old when he died | as Spectator |
| Billy Arnold He was 33, 70 years old when he died | as Himself |
| William Gould He was 53, 83 years old when he died | as Doctor |
| Stuart Holmes He was 55, 87 years old when he died | as Extra on Dance Floor |
| Jack Wise He was 51, 66 years old when he died | as Spectator |
| Robert Middlemass He was 55, 66 years old when he died | as Edward Hart |
| Wendell Niles He was 34, 89 years old when he died | as First Radio Announcer |
| Irving Bacon He was 45, 71 years old when he died | as Fred Haskill |
| Russell Wade He was 22, 89 years old when he died | as Dance Extra |
| Frank McHugh He was 41, 83 years old when he died | as Spuds Connors |
| Nat Carr He was 52, 57 years old when he died | as Spectator |
| Glen Cavender He was 55, 78 years old when he died | as Extra on Dance Floor |
| Sam Hayes She was 44, now 40 years old | as Second Radio Announcer |
| Claude Wisberg | as Bellboy |
| Grace Stafford She was 35, 88 years old when she died | as Martha Connors |
| Elliott Sullivan He was 32, 66 years old when he died | as Jimmy, Ted's Mechanic |
| John Conte He was 23, 90 years old when he died | as Third Radio Announcer |
| Sol Gorss He was 31, 58 years old when he died | as Frank, Replaced Driving Mechanic |
| Paul Phillips | as Driver |
Indianapolis Speedway Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Adolph Deutsch as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| Orry-Kelly as Costume Design. He was 41 (66) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Esdras Hartley as Art Direction. He was 47 (54) years old when He died | Art |
| Sidney Hickox as Director of Photography. He was 44 (86) years old when He died | Camera |
| William Holmes as Editor. He was 35 (42) years old when He died | Editing |
| Sig Herzig as Screenplay. He was 42 (87) years old when He died | Writing |
| Wally Kline as Screenplay. | Writing |
Indianapolis Speedway (85 years)
IS THE GLORY OF VICTORY WORTH THE PRICE!
- Release day: Saturday, August 05, 1939
- Runtime: 85 minutes