I've always been curious about this since someone never got the bright idea to release it on video to capitalize on the success of Keanu Reeve's film with the same title. After viewing it, I think it was to save James Stewart's reputation.
This Speed is a modest B picture actioner about a test car racedriver who is a bit of a fathead. For reasons not explained in the film, he has a problem with design engineers who have an education. But he's got an eye for Wendy Barrie from the publicity department and so does Weldon Heyburn the engineer who has roused Jimmy Stewart's ire.
That thin romantic plot is fattened out with newsreel scenes from the automobile plant and from racetracks. Stewart is involved with a nasty crash that almost kills his pal Ted Healy who as the sidekick has the best part in this film.
Since it didn't cost much and played the bottom half of doublebills, I'm sure Speed recouped its cost for MGM. But today it wouldn't make the made for TV grade.
This Speed is a modest B picture actioner about a test car racedriver who is a bit of a fathead. For reasons not explained in the film, he has a problem with design engineers who have an education. But he's got an eye for Wendy Barrie from the publicity department and so does Weldon Heyburn the engineer who has roused Jimmy Stewart's ire.
That thin romantic plot is fattened out with newsreel scenes from the automobile plant and from racetracks. Stewart is involved with a nasty crash that almost kills his pal Ted Healy who as the sidekick has the best part in this film.
Since it didn't cost much and played the bottom half of doublebills, I'm sure Speed recouped its cost for MGM. But today it wouldn't make the made for TV grade.