Zeus

Indianapolis Speedway (1939)

• Director
  • Lloyd Bacon
• Writers
  • Sig Herzig(screenplay)
  • Wally Kline(screenplay)
  • Howard Hawks(story)
• Stars
  • Ann Sheridan
  • Pat O'Brien
  • John Payne

  In this drama, a remake of The Crowd Roars, 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. The brother pulls himself out of his personal nose dive when he must take over for his younger brother during the Indy 500.