Road Demon (1938)

At the Indianapolis Speedway mobsters try to bump off a young racer just as they did his dad. Junk yard owner tap dances.

Date of release
1938-12-02
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 5m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Otto Brower

Casting

Interesting facts

Road Demon is a 1938 American crime drama film directed by Otto Brower and starring Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, and Henry Armetta. Footage from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was included along with driver accidents. It is the second release in the Sports Series of films.

Production

The film is the second release in the Sports Series produced by 20th Century-Fox. The Memorial Day Speedway Classic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was filmed for scenes. Footage of well-known accidents that occurred at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was used in the film. A model of the track and nearby buildings were built in 20th Century-Fox's lot with the supervision of millionaire racer Joe Thorne.

The film stars the fictional Gambini Family who first appeared in the first Sports Series film Speed to Burn. Speed Demon is the first starring role of Joan Valerie. The film was released with Five of a Kind as a double feature.

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