Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
You'll gasp! You'll howl! You'll thrill!
An auto mechanic suspects sabotage in a recent series of fatal racecar accidents.
- Date of release
- 1939-01-13
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Adventure, Action
- Director
- Edward Sedgwick
Casting
- Dennis O'Keefe — Jerry O'Connor
- Cecilia Parker — Jane Delano
- Nat Pendleton — Buddy Buttle
- Harry Carey — P.G. Delano
- Addison Richards — Ed Eberhart
- Charley Grapewin — Doc Heath
- Alan Curtis — Jose "Rocks" Rivera
- Tom Neal — Hank Hogan
- Tom Collins — Lefty Simmons
- Frank Orth — Tim McKelvy
- Frank M. Thomas — Jim Nixon
- Si Jenks — Jenkins
Interesting facts
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor is a 1939 American sports film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton and Harry Carey. The screenplay was written by Milton Merlin and Byron Morgan from the novel Salute to the Gods by racing driver and journalist Malcolm Campbell. The cinematographer was Lester White and the picture was produced by an uncredited Harry Rapf. The supporting cast features Charley Grapewin, Alan Curtis and Tom Neal, with a brief appearance by Clayton Moore.
Production
The film was given the working title Skids. Filming began in mid-November 1938 and ended in mid-December, with Burn 'Em Up O'Connor entering the editing room in late December 1938. Filming locations included Gilmore Stadium.
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