Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
You'll gasp! You'll howl! You'll thrill!
NR 1939 · 70 min · ★ 6.3 · Adventure, Action
An auto mechanic suspects sabotage in a recent series of fatal racecar accidents.
Directed by Edward Sedgwick · Written by Milton Merlin
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Dennis O'Keefe Jerry O'Connor -
Cecilia Parker Jane Delano -
Nat Pendleton Buddy Buttle -
Harry Carey P.G. Delano -
Addison Richards Ed Eberhart -
Charley Grapewin Doc Heath -
Alan Curtis Jose "Rocks" Rivera -
Tom Neal Hank Hogan -
Tom Collins Lefty Simmons -
Frank Orth Tim McKelvy -
Frank M. Thomas Jim Nixon -
Si Jenks Jenkins
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