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Roadracers (1959)

Screeching Hell on Wheels ... is it Sport or Murder?!

Genre : Action, Drama

Runtime : 1H 19M

Director : Arthur Swerdloff
Writer : Stanley Kallis, Edward J. Lakso

Synopsis

The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.

Actors

Joel Lawrence
Joel Lawrence
Rob Wilson
Marian Collier
Marian Collier
Liz
Skip Ward
Skip Ward
Greg Morgan
Sally Fraser
Sally Fraser
Joanie Wilson
Mason Alan Dinehart
Mason Alan Dinehart
Kit

Crews

Arthur Swerdloff
Arthur Swerdloff
Director
Stanley Kallis
Stanley Kallis
Screenplay
Edward J. Lakso
Edward J. Lakso
Screenplay
Lloyd Garnell
Lloyd Garnell
Gaffer

Trailers and other movies

DRIVE-IN TRAILERS: 'ROADRACERS' (1959)

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