DANGER ON WHEELS (1940) Richard Arlen, Andy Devine & Peggy Moran | Thriller, Sport | B&W

Danger on Wheels is a 1940 American film noir sport film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Richard Arlen and Andy Devine.

SYNOPSIS
Lucky Taylor, a daring stunt driver, finds himself at the center of controversy when an experimental oil-fueled engine he's testing causes a race car to explode, tragically killing the driver. Though initially blamed, Lucky is eventually cleared of any wrongdoing. Believing in the potential of the innovative engine, he becomes determined to prove its worth despite the racing association's ban following the accident. With the help of a clever scheme, Lucky secretly enters a car equipped with the banned engine into an upcoming race, all while keeping his plans hidden from both race officials and the spirited daughter of the engine's inventor, who is skeptical of his motives. As tensions rise on and off the track, Lucky races not just for victory, but to redeem the engine's reputation and win the heart of the woman he loves.

CAST & CREW
Richard Arlen as Larry Taylor
Andy Devine as Gumpy Wesel
Peggy Moran as Pat O'Shea
Vinton Hayworth as Bruce Crowley (as Jack Arnold)
Herbert Corthell as Pop O'Shea
Sandra King as June Allen
Landers Stevens as Lloyd B. Allen
Harry C. Bradley as Jones
Mary Treen as Esme
John Holmes as Eddie Dodds
Jack Rice as Parker

Directed by: Christy Cabanne
Screenplay by: Maurice Tombragel
Story by: Ben Pivar
Produced by: Ben Pivar
Cinematography: Elwood Bredell
Edited by: Maurice Wright
Production company: Universal Pictures
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date: February 2, 1940
Running time: 61 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English