Roadracers
Screeching Hell on Wheels ... is it Sport or Murder?!
1959 · 79 min · ★ 6.3 · Action, Drama
The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.
Directed by Arthur Swerdloff · Written by Stanley Kallis
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- J Joel Lawrence Rob Wilson
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Marian Collier Liz -
Skip Ward Greg Morgan -
Sally Fraser Joanie Wilson -
Mason Alan Dinehart Kit - S Sumner Williams Mechanic
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