Speedway

United States, 1968

Film
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All Steve Grayson (Elvis Presley) wants to do is drive cars and win. The only problem is his gambling manager has lost his money on the horses and drawn the attention of the IRS as well as a $145,000 debt. Fortunately for Steve the IRS manifests itself in leggy agent Susan Jacks (Nancy Sinatra). All is not lost on the financial front either, as Steve gets some valuable driving tips from former driver Abel Esterlake (William Schallert), which may help him win back the money in the Charlotte 500, and keep himself and his manager out of jail. Features the following songs: “Speedway”, “Let yourself go”, “There aint nothing like a song”, and Nancy Sinatra singing “Your groovy self”. Contains the original theatrical trailer. Cast also includes Gale Gordon, Bill Bixby and Carl Ballantine.

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Credits

director

Norman Taurog

producer

Douglas Laurence

production company

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Duration

01:33:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1968

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311027

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q605374

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