Burning Up

Burning Up

Sets new records for thrills and love in this smile-a-minute racing romance!

1930 · 60 min · ★ 5.3 · Romance, Action, Crime

Racecar-driver Lou Larrigan gets mixed up with a crooked gang of racetrack promoters, and is in love with Ruth Morgan, whose father is marked as a victim by the gang.

Directed by A. Edward Sutherland · Written by Grover Jones

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