Roar of the Crowd (1953)
1h 11m
Running Time
May 31, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give up the track if he wants to marry her. He persuades her to marry him on the promise that he will quit after racing once in the Indianapolis 500, but he is injured in a qualifying race and goes to work as a spark plug salesman for Mackey, an old family friend. He is a failure at selling but Marcy changes her attitude towards his racing, and he qualifies for the 500.
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Cast & Crew.
Howard Duff
Johnny Tracy
Helene Stanley
Marcy Parker
Dave Willock
Buster Sands
Minor Watson
Cyrus Mackey
Louise Arthur
Rose Adams
Harry Shannon
Sam 'Pop' Tracy
William Beaudine
Director
William West
Director
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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.