Ten Laps to Go (1936)
SIZZLING WITH SPEED AND ACTION!
Larry Evans, champion race car driver, is envied by his chief rival, Eddie DeSylva, who has more ambitions than merely winning the races; he has designs on the motor patent held by Corbett (Tom Moore), Larry's employer. Eddie also has a yen for Corbett's daughter, Norma, who prefers Larry. Eddie intentionally causes a race wreck that injures Larry and sends him to the hospital.
- Date of release
- 1936-12-05
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Action
- Director
- Elmer Clifton
Casting
- Rex Lease — Larry Evans
- Muriel Evans — Norma Corbett
- Duncan Renaldo — Eddie DeSylva
- Tom Moore — Mr. Corbett, Norma's Father
- Charles Delaney — Steve Turner
- Marie Prevost — Elsie, Cafe Waitress
- Yakima Canutt — Barney Smith - Henchman
- Lloyd Ingraham — Dan, Hard-of-Hearing Mechanic
- Walter McGrail — Drake - DeSylva's Mechanic
- Gay Seabrook — Dancer
- Lester Dorr — Motor Vehicle Bureau Clerk
- Eddie Davis — Lou Adams - Race-Car Driver
Interesting facts
Ten Laps to Go is a 1936 American action/drama film directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Rex Lease as a champion race car driver, Duncan Renaldo as his rival, and Muriel Evans as the romantic interest. Former silent film star Marie Prevost has a small role in this film, which would prove to be her last; her death from self-inflicted malnutrition and alcoholism occurred less than six months later.
Production notes
Ten Laps to Go was produced by the independent company Fanchon Royer Pictures and was distributed theatrically under the states-rights system. It has been released on television in the US under the title King of the Speedway.
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