16 December 1932 Drama 58 mins
A race-car driver whose career is on the skids because of his drinking falls for a rich society girl. That motivates him to clean up his act and resume his career, but it may be too late for that.
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Wallace Reid Jr. as Bill Westcott The Big Shot
J. Farrell MacDonald as Mr. Martin
Paul Fix as King Kelly
Phyllis Barrington as Marian Martin
Dickie Moore as Bill Westcott as a Little Boy
Ethel Wales as Aunt Judy
Eddie Phillips as 'Speed' Hall
Lorin Raker as Jack Westcott
Mae Busch as Tia Juana Lil
Otto Yamaoka as Togo (as Otto Yama)
Kit Guard as King's Mechanic
Donald Reed as Rival Car Driver
J. Frank Glendon as Gambler
James P. Burtis as 1st Mechanic (as Jimmy Burtis)
Jerome Storm Director
Betty Burbridge Writer
William A. O'Connor Assistant Director
Dorothy Davenport Story
Ethel Davey Editor
Willis Kent Producer
Willis Kent Writer
William Nobles Director of Photography
United States 16 December 1932
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