I wasn't expecting much, honestly. But this little film took some unexpected and also some illogical turns and kept me guessing and wondering. If I could I'd give it a 6.5.
Lyle Talbot plays Wally Storm, a mechanic for the wealthy Sanfords' race car. Apparently the family business is to build and innovate these cars, though no background information is given. The Sanford driver is Robert Griffin (Gavin Gordon). Robert Griffin has romantic aspirations with Patricia Sanford (Mary Astor), but she prefers Wally. Griffin, always a bad sport, gets Wallace fired by lying to Mr. Sanford about him - saying he is a drunk and difficult. So Wally goes and gets a job as a mechanic on another racing team. Meanwhile Griffin and his evil pal, Curley, put a feature on the race car guaranteed to knock other cars out of the race. At the next race, one of the drivers is ill and Wally substitutes and gets to show off his developing racing skills. Complications ensue, but not necessarily the ones you think you see coming from a mile away.
In the end this film involves crime and punishment and a case that could end up before the Supreme Court, cops that don't listen, extradition treaties, sloppy law enforcement and evidence collection, the potential adoption of an adult by two other adults, and an imaginary girlfriend who miraculously materializes out of thin air.
Because of all of the obvious stock footage and back projection going on, the film depends on its fast plot so there is no time for acting or even questions. I'd recommend this as a worthwhile way to spend an hour.
Lyle Talbot plays Wally Storm, a mechanic for the wealthy Sanfords' race car. Apparently the family business is to build and innovate these cars, though no background information is given. The Sanford driver is Robert Griffin (Gavin Gordon). Robert Griffin has romantic aspirations with Patricia Sanford (Mary Astor), but she prefers Wally. Griffin, always a bad sport, gets Wallace fired by lying to Mr. Sanford about him - saying he is a drunk and difficult. So Wally goes and gets a job as a mechanic on another racing team. Meanwhile Griffin and his evil pal, Curley, put a feature on the race car guaranteed to knock other cars out of the race. At the next race, one of the drivers is ill and Wally substitutes and gets to show off his developing racing skills. Complications ensue, but not necessarily the ones you think you see coming from a mile away.
In the end this film involves crime and punishment and a case that could end up before the Supreme Court, cops that don't listen, extradition treaties, sloppy law enforcement and evidence collection, the potential adoption of an adult by two other adults, and an imaginary girlfriend who miraculously materializes out of thin air.
Because of all of the obvious stock footage and back projection going on, the film depends on its fast plot so there is no time for acting or even questions. I'd recommend this as a worthwhile way to spend an hour.