Red Hot Tires is a 1935 American crime drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by D. Ross Lederman, and starring Lyle Talbot and Mary Astor.[1] The plot involves a racing driver (Talbot) falsely accused of murdering a rival driver during a race and his friends' attempts to prove his innocence.
| Red Hot Tires | |
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| Directed by | D. Ross Lederman |
| Written by | Dore Schary (additional dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Tristram Tupper |
| Story by | Tristram Tupper |
| Produced by | Sam Bischoff |
| Starring | Lyle Talbot Mary Astor |
| Cinematography | Arthur L. Todd Warren Lynch |
| Edited by | Frank Magee |
| Music by | Leo F. Forbstein |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Auto racing teammates Wally and Robert compete for the romantic attentions of a sponsor's daughter. Their intense rivalry turns tragic when their in-race wheel lock-up result in Robert's death and nets Wally a homicide conviction.
Cast edit
- Lyle Talbot as Wallace Storm
- Mary Astor as Patricia Sanford
- Roscoe Karns as Bud Keene
- Frankie Darro as Johnny
- Gavin Gordon as Robert Griffin
- Mary Treen as Maggie
- Henry Kolker as Martin Sanford
- Bradley Page as Curley Taylor
- Arthur Aylesworth as Race Judge Hanson
- Howard C. Hickman as Judge Alcott
- Clarence Muse as Bud's truck partner
Preservation status edit
A print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Red Hot Tires
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c.1993
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.150 by The American Film Institute, (1978)
External list edit
- Red Hot Tires at IMDb
- Red Hot Tires at the TCM Movie Database
- Red Hot Tires at AllMovie
- Red Hot Tires at the American Film Institute Catalog
- pressbook cover(archived)
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