''The Checkered Flag'' is a 1963 film, directed by
William Grefe
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Plot
The alcoholic wife of a rich car racing champion persuades a young driver to kill her husband.
Cast
*Charles G. Martin as Rutherford
*Evelyn King as Bo Rutherford, his wife
*Joe Morrison as Bill Garrison
*Peggy Vendig as Ginger
Production
It was Grefe's first script. He was originally hired only as writer but took over direction when the original director fell ill.
Phillip Valys, "William Grefe's schlock to the system" ''Sun Sentinel'' September 19, 2012
accessed 16 April 2012
References
External links
*
at Films de France
''The Checkered Flag''
at TCMDB
1963 films
1963 drama films
American auto racing films
American drama films
Films directed by William Grefe
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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