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High Gear (1933)

21/03/1933 (US)Adventure, Action1h 7m
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Overview

When Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod (Murray) looses his nerve, the race car driver takes a job driving a taxi, but when he befriends a cute reporter and the young handicapped son of a deceased driver, he attempts to return to the track.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. James Murray

      James Murray

      Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod

    2. Joan Marsh

      Joan Marsh

      Anne Merritt

    3. Jackie Searl

      Jackie Searl

      Jimmy Evans

    4. Eddie Lambert

      Jake Cohen, Janitor

    5. Ann Brody

      Ann Brody

      Mrs. Cohen

    6. Theodore von Eltz

      Theodore von Eltz

      Larry 'Keyhole' Winston

    7. Lee Moran

      Lee Moran

      Howard - Mechanic

    8. Mike Donlin

      Mike Donlin

      Jake Cohen

    9. Marion Sayers

      Marion Sayers

      Mamie

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 13, 2022

    This is a wonderful little film if you want to see some quite decent (stock footage) action scenes featuring the old cars that high speed racers used in the 1920s and 1930s. Otherwise, though, it's a rather forgettable drama about a driver who loses his nerve after an accident kills his mechanic. He quits and takes to cab driving in an effort to support him and Jackie Searl, who is quite good as the young, disabled, son the accident victim. His budding romance with a pretty young journalist is also rekindled as he gradually sets his sights on getting back to the track again. James Murray and J...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • car race
    • fear
    • death
    • driver