Roaring Roads

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Mickey Daniels, Mary Kornman, Gertrude Messinger, and David Sharpe in Roaring Roads (1935)

David Morton lives with two old-maid aunts. He meets lovely Gertrude and agrees to drive her injured brother's car in the Big Race. Along the way, he encounters gangsters intent on stealing ... Read allDavid Morton lives with two old-maid aunts. He meets lovely Gertrude and agrees to drive her injured brother's car in the Big Race. Along the way, he encounters gangsters intent on stealing the race.David Morton lives with two old-maid aunts. He meets lovely Gertrude and agrees to drive her injured brother's car in the Big Race. Along the way, he encounters gangsters intent on stealing the race.

Directors
- Ray Nazarro
- Charles E. Roberts
Writers
- David Sharpe
- Charles E. Roberts
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5.1/10

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Directors
- Ray Nazarro
- Charles E. Roberts
Writers
- David Sharpe
- Charles E. Roberts
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Despite the presence of several members of the original Our Gang cast, the "June Marlowe" who appears is NOT June Marlowe, but June Marlowe, whose 1930s screen credits often got confused with those of the beloved "Miss Crabtree", who retired from films in 1932.

Goofs
When David is driving his newly acquired roadster, the camera and crew are reflected in the windshield.

Quotes
Mary McDowell: My name's Mary.
Mickey Daniels: How are you? We'll be seeing a lot of each other now that I'm going to live here.
Mary McDowell: Yes, I know. I'll show you the moon if you like.
Mickey Daniels: Fine!

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8/10

Very nice vintage strint car racing.

Film shows the empty roads of 1935 America and an improbable plot with some slapstick comedy.

Set in sunny small town or suburb wit dirt road and old houses.

The racing shows some gorgeous sprint cars and some racing on a banked dirt oval that I can't identify.

Heroine's car is labelled McDowell Special and in one scene it can be seen it has a weird intake system presumably because McDowell was a man making speed parts for the Ford Model A engine.

Practically identical cars have been sold in UK in 2022.

The film is panned by many youngsters who cannot appreciate the naievity of cheap 1930's films and unknown actors.