Speed Madness

Speed Madness

The World's Greatest Action Star in the Speed Sensation of the Season

NR 1932 · 60 min · ★ 9.0 · Action, Adventure

More mile-a-minute action with the stunt ace Richard Talmadge playing the loafer son of a shipbuilder facing financial ruin. Bob Stuart takes charge of the company's development of a new speedboat - unaware that gangsters and saboteurs want to thwart them and won't stop at murder. Filled with gymnastic action-packed fights, Speed Madness is "a knockout for fans who cheer the hero and hiss the villain.

Directed by George Crone · Written by Charles R. Condon

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