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Red Hot Tires (1935 film)

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Red Hot Tires
Directed byD. Ross Lederman
Written byDore Schary (additional dialogue)
Screenplay byTristram Tupper
Story byTristram Tupper
Produced bySam Bischoff
StarringLyle Talbot
Mary Astor
CinematographyArthur L. Todd
Warren Lynch
Edited byFrank Magee
Music byLeo F. Forbstein
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 2, 1935 (1935-02-02)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Red Hot Tires is a 1935 American crime drama film produced and distributed by Warner Bros., directed by D. Ross Lederman, and starring Lyle Talbot and Mary Astor.[1] The plot involves a racing driver (Talbot) falsely accused of murdering a rival driver during a race and his friends' attempts to prove his innocence.

Plot

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Auto racing teammates Wally and Robert compete for the romantic attentions of a sponsor's daughter. Their intense rivalry turns tragic when their in-race wheel lock-up result in Robert's death and nets Wally a homicide conviction.

Cast

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Preservation status

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A print of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:Red Hot Tires
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c.1993
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress p.150 by The American Film Institute, (1978)

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