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                |  | Anita Page, William Haines (center) and John Miljan. Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
 
 |  Speedway
 (1929) United States of America
 B&W : Eight reels / [?] 6962 or 7075? feet
 Directed by Harry Beaumont
 Cast: William Haines [Bill Whipple], Anita Page [Patricia], Ernest Torrence [Jim McDonald], Karl Dane [Dugan], John Miljan [Lee Renny], Eugenie Besserer [Mrs. MacDonald], Polly Moran [a waitress] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation production, in cooperation with the Indiana Speedway Association; distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation. / Screenplay by Byron Morgan, Alfred Block and Ann Price, from a screen story by Byron Morgan. Art direction by Cedric Gibbons. Costume design by David Cox. Cinematography by Henry Sharp. Film editor, George Hively. Intertitles written by Joe Farnham (Joseph Farnham). / © 9 September 1929 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corporation [LP664]. Released 7 September 1929. / Movietone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format (sound version) and Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format (silent version). Western Electric Movietone sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / The film was also released in the USA in a silent version by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation in 1929. / Silent film, with synchronized music and sound effects. Drama: Action. Survival status: Print exists. Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. Keywords: Synchronized sound film Listing updated: 31 January 2025. References: Website-AFI. Home video: DVD. |