Indianapolis Speedway (film)

Indianapolis Speedway is a 1939 American drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon and written by Sig Herzig and Wally Kline.The film stars Ann Sheridan, Pat O'Brien, John Payne, Gale Page, Frank McHugh and Grace Stafford.

[1][2] This film is a remake of The Crowd Roars, which starred James Cagney; McHugh repeats his role from the earlier film.

Two auto racing brothers become rivals on the racetrack when the older brother tries to keep his younger one from dropping out of school and becoming a driver too.

The stubborn younger brother just gets behind the wheel of someone else's car and the race is on.

During the reckless running of the race, the older brother's best friend is killed precipitating the beginning of the end for the older driver.