Born to Speed

{{Short description|1947 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Born to Speed | image = Born to Speed poster.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Edward L. Cahn]] | producer = Marvin D. Stahl | screenplay = [[Crane Wilbur]] [[Scott Darling (screenwriter)|Scott Darling]] Robert B. Churchill | story = Robert B. Churchill | starring = [[Johnny Sands]] [[Vivian Austin]] [[Don Castle]] [[Frank Orth]] [[Geraldine Wall]] Joe Haworth | music = Alvin Levin | cinematography = [[Jackson Rose]] | editing = [[W. Donn Hayes]] | studio = [[Producers Releasing Corporation]] | distributor = Producers Releasing Corporation | released = {{Film date|1947|1|12}} | runtime = 61 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Born to Speed''''' is a 1947 American [[action film]] directed by [[Edward L. Cahn]] and written by [[Crane Wilbur]], [[Scott Darling (screenwriter)|Scott Darling]] and Robert B. Churchill. The film stars [[Johnny Sands]], [[Vivian Austin]], [[Don Castle]], [[Frank Orth]], [[Geraldine Wall]] and Joe Haworth. It was released on January 12, 1947 by [[Producers Releasing Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69430/born-to-speed |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208060907/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/69430/Born-to-Speed/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |title=Born to Speed (1947) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=2019-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Sandra Brennan |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/born-to-speed-v85727 |title=Born to Speed (1947) - Edward L. Cahn |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdate=2019-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/25094-BORN-TOSPEED |title=Born to Speed |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |date= |accessdate=2019-07-01}}</ref>

==Plot== Young race car driver Johnny Randall falls in love with Toni Bradley. She hates racing because her brother was killed in a midget car race. Johnny's mother also objects because his father was killed in the Indianapolis 500. Nonetheless, he continues to race, narrowly escaping death when a jealous rival driver tries to bump him off.

==Cast== *[[Johnny Sands]] as Johnny Randall *[[Vivian Austin]] as Toni Bradley *[[Don Castle]] as Mike Conroy *[[Frank Orth]] as "Breezy" Bradley *[[Geraldine Wall]] as Mrs. Kay Randall *Joe Haworth as Duke Hudkins

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0039212|Born to Speed}}

[[Category:1947 films]] [[Category:American action films]] [[Category:American auto racing films]] [[Category:1947 English-language films]] [[Category:1947 action films]] [[Category:Producers Releasing Corporation films]] [[Category:Films directed by Edward L. Cahn]] [[Category:American black-and-white films]] [[Category:1947 American films]] [[Category:English-language action films]]