''Speed to Spare'' is a 1948 American drama film directed by William Berke, written by Milton Raison, and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Rogers, Richard Travis, Roscoe Karns, Nanette Parks and Pat Phelan. It was released on May 14, 1948, by

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. It is unrelated to the same-titled auto-racing drama made by Columbia in 1937.

Premise

Cliff Jordan, a stunt driver, accepts a job driving trucks for Jerry McGee, who is now married to Cliff's former love Mary. A rival, Pusher Wilkes, begins sabotaging Jerry's big rigs, placing Cliff in grave danger on the highway.

Cast

* Richard Arlen as Cliff Jordan * Jean Rogers as Mary McGee * Richard Travis as Jerry McGee * Roscoe Karns as Kangaroo *Nanette Parks as Jane Chandler *Pat Phelan as Pete Simmons * Ian MacDonald as Pusher Wilkes * Paul Harvey as Al Simmons

Production

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References

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* 1948 films 1940s English-language films Paramount Pictures films American auto racing films American drama films 1948 drama films Films directed by William A. Berke Trucker films American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{1940s-drama-film-stub