Roar of the Crowd

1h 11min

Action

Drama

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.

Cast

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Johnny Tracy
Helene Stanley

Helene Stanley

Marcy Parker
Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Buster Sands
Louise Arthur

Louise Arthur

Rose Adams
Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Cyrus Mackey
Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Sam 'Pop' Tracy
Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Chuck Baylor
Edna Holland

Edna Holland

Mrs. Atkinson
Ray Walker

Ray Walker

Tuffy Adams
Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Max Bromski

Release date

31st May 1953

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English