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17 January 1936 (USA) morePlot:
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A quart in a pint pot moreCast
(Credited cast) | John Loder | ... | Mitch |
| Ida Lupino | ... | Jane |
| Cyril McLaglen | ... | Big Bill Summers |
| Moore Marriott | ... | Shorty |
| Marie Ault | ... | Ma |
| John Hoskins | ||
| Ginger Lees | ||
| 'Cyclone' Davis | ||
| Lionel Van Praag | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| George Merritt | ||
| Frank Varey | ... | Himself |
| Sam Wilkinson | ||
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73 minCountry:
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Wembley Studios, Wembley, London, England, UKMOVIEmeter: 
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Like many quota quickies- or the ones that have survived- Money For Speed has some surprising virtues as well as the defects of quickly-written, quickly-filmed stories. The most common defect is the attempt to cram the plot of a full-length film into an hour-long film and Money for Speed shows it; as a result, all of the characters are stereotyped without explanation for who they are or their motives- Mitch, the villain, is simply a villain from stage melodrama from the start, Bill the hero is a crude simple Aussie all the way through, Ida Lupino does her best with what would become her characteristic role- the tart with a heart- but doesn't have room or time to be convincing in her transformation. Indeed, one of the interesting aspects of this film- superbly shot footage of real speedway races and- given the time it was made and the economy required- surprisingly convincing and effective special effects- makes the plot yet more absurd and unmoving. All the same it's well worth seeing: if most of the dialogue clunks, the scenes in the commentator's box are convincing, even if they have to explain what's happening to the audience; the action scenes are well done; Lupino does her best with an underwritten part with some bad dialogue and the scene in the changing-room before the big race looks like a real brawl and carries a convincing atmosphere of hatred and the races are very well-filmed and exciting.