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Ten Laps to Go

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Ten Laps to Go
Directed byElmer Clifton
Screenplay byCharles R. Condon
Story byWilliam Bloecher
Produced byFanchon Royer
StarringRex Lease
Muriel Evans
Duncan Renaldo
Tom Moore
Charles Delaney
Marie Prevost
Yakima Canutt
Eddie Davis
Lloyd Ingraham
Walter McGrail
Gay Seabrook
Lester Dorr
CinematographyArthur Martinelli
Edited byEdward Schroeder
Production
company
Fanchon Royer Pictures
Distributed byAce Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • June 10, 1938 (1938-06-10) (US)[1]
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ten Laps to Go (King of the Speedway) is a 1938 American action/drama film directed by Elmer Clifton. The film stars Rex Lease as a champion race car driver, Duncan Renaldo as his rival, and Muriel Evans as the romantic interest. Former silent film star Marie Prevost has a small role in this film, which would prove to be her last; her death from self-inflicted malnutrition and alcoholism occurred less than six months later.

Production notes

Ten Laps to Go was produced by the independent company Fanchon Royer Pictures and was distributed theatrically under the states-rights system. It has been released on television in the US under the title King of the Speedway.

DVD release

Ten Laps to Go is available under its original title from budget DVD companies; it is available from Alpha Video on a double-bill with Go-Get-'Em, Haines.

References

  1. ^ "Ten Laps to Go: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 29, 2015.