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A young auto racer competes in a Canada-to-Mexico race in a car he designed himself. Director George Sherman's 1954 film stars Tony Curtis, Piper Laurie, Don Taylor, Sidney Blackmer, Paul Kelly, Ilka Chase and Joseph Sawyer.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Audiences 60GoodWatch 39
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −23 min on the typical 108
typical 10885Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1954
June 25, 1954
72 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
15 of 15
Tony CurtisJohnny Dark
Piper LaurieLiz Fielding
Don TaylorDuke Benson
Paul KellyWilliam Scott
Ilka ChaseAbbie Binns
Sidney BlackmerJames Fielding
Ruth HamptonMiss Border to Border
Russell JohnsonEmory
Joe SawyerCarl Svenson
Robert NicholsSmitty
Pierre WatkinEd J. Winston
Scatman CrothersHimself- RMRalph MontgomeryMorgan
William LesliePhil Clark (uncredited)- RSRobert StevensonPatrolman (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- George Sherman Director
Writing · 1
- Franklin Coen Screenplay
Production · 1
- William Alland Producer
Camera · 3
- Carl E. Guthrie Director of Photography
- Lloyd Ward Camera Operator
- Robert Pierce Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Edward Curtiss Editor
Sound · 1
- Hans J. Salter Music
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Bud Bashaw Jr. Makeup Artist
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