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Roar of the Crowd is a american film of genre Drama directed by William Beaudine released in USA on 31 may 1953 with Howard Duff

Roar of the Crowd (1953)

Roar of the Crowd
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Released in USA 31 may 1953
Length 1h11
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action
Rating52% 2.6328652.6328652.6328652.6328652.632865

Roar of the Crowd is a 1953 American sports film directed by William Beaudine and starring Howard Duff, Helene Stanley and Dave Willock. A number of racing drivers appears as themselves. The film was shot in cinecolor.

Synopsis

An aspiring young racing driver is injured in his first Indianapolis 500, and is persuaded by his fiancée to give up the sport. But she eventually has a change of heart, permitting him to make a comeback.

Actors

Howard Duff
Dave Willock

(Buster Sands)Helene Stanley
Minor Watson

(Cyrus Mackey)Helene Stanley

(Marcy Parker)
And :
Harry Shannon
Don Haggerty
Ray Walker
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