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Top Speed (1930)

Top Speed poster
Directed by
Mervyn LeRoy
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets caught up in a series of comedic mishaps involving a mistaken identity and a fast car. He tries to impress a woman while dealing with jealous rivals and cheerful singing.

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What happens

Top Speed is a 1930 American Pre-Code musical comedy film released by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures. It was based on a 1929 stage musical of the same name by Harry Ruby, Guy Bolton and Bert Kalmar. The film stars Joe E. Brown, Bernice Claire, Jack Whiting, Laura Lee, and Frank McHugh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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