Speedway

Resource Information

The work Speedway represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Speedway

Statement of responsibility

[presented by] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; produced by Douglas Laurence ; written by Phillip Shuken ; directed by Norman Taurog

Contributor

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Ballantine, Carl
• Bixby, Bill, 1934-1993
• Gordon, Gale, 1906-1995
• Hagan, Ross
• Laurence, Douglas
• Meyerink, Victoria Paige, 1961-
• Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
• Schallert, William, 1922-2016
• Shuken, Phillip
• Sinatra, Nancy
• Taurog, Norman, 1899-1981

Subject

• Automobile racing managers -- United States -- Drama
• Automóviles de carreras -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Automóviles de carreras -- Teatro -- Estados Unidos
• Collection agents -- United States -- Drama
• Comedy -- Feature
• Comedy -- Feature
• Comedy films
• DVD-Video discs
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
• Musical -- Feature
• Musical films
• Musical films
• Relaciones humanas -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Relaciones humanas -- Teatro -- Estados Unidos
• Romance -- Feature
• Romantic comedy films
• Stock car drivers -- United States -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy
• Comedy films
• DVD-Video discs
• Drama
• Feature films
• Musical
• Musical films
• Romance
• Romantic comedy films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• ind
• por
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

"World 600" stock car driver, Steve Grayson, has nerves of steel and a heart of gold. Internal Revenue collection agent Susan Jacks is hot on Steve's trail. When the two meet, it's pedal-to-the-metal action. Kenny Donford, Steve's manager, mismanages Steve into a $145,000 jam and Steve has to figure out how to get out of trouble

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Joseph Ruttenberg ; film editor, Richard Farrell ; music, Jeff Alexander

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: G

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, with optional English, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish and choice of four other Asian language subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.C55

LC item number

S6443939 2007

PerformerNote

Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra, Bill Bixby, Gale Gordon, William Schallert, Victoria Meyerink, Ross Hagen, Carl Ballantine

Runtime

94

Target audience

general

Technique

live action