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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor poster
Directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A race car driver gets involved in auto racing adventures. He faces challenges from rivals and tries to prove himself on the track.

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What happens

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor is a 1939 American sports film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton and Harry Carey. The screenplay was written by Milton Merlin and Byron Morgan from the novel Salute to the Gods by racing driver and journalist Malcolm Campbell. The cinematographer was Lester White and the picture was produced by an uncredited Harry Rapf. The supporting cast features Charley Grapewin, Alan Curtis and Tom Neal, with a brief appearance by Clayton Moore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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