Speed to Burn

Horse racing provides the framework of this crime drama that centers on an orphan who has been raising a promising horse.

Cast

Michael Whalen

as Matt Kerry

Lynn Bari

as Marion Clark

Marvin Stephens

as Tim Turner

Henry Armetta

as Papa Gambini

Chick Chandler

as Sport Fields

Sidney Blackmer

as Hastings

Johnnie Pirrone Jr.

as Tony Gambini

Charles D. Brown

as Pop Williams

Inez Palange

as Mama Gambini (as Ines Palange)

Lon Chaney Jr.

as Racetrack Mug

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