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Burn 'Em Up O'Connor
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

Burn 'Em Up O'Connor

You'll gasp! You'll howl! You'll thrill!

Genres

AdventureAction

OverView

An auto mechanic suspects sabotage in a recent series of fatal racecar accidents.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

13 January 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Jerry O'Connor

Cecilia Parker

Cecilia Parker

Jane Delano

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

Buddy Buttle

Harry Carey

Harry Carey

P.G. Delano

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Ed Eberhart

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Doc Heath

Alan Curtis

Alan Curtis

Jose "Rocks" Rivera

Tom Neal

Tom Neal

Hank Hogan

Tom Collins

Tom Collins

Lefty Simmons

Frank Orth

Frank Orth

Tim McKelvy

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

Jim Nixon

Si Jenks

Si Jenks

Jenkins

Clayton Moore

Clayton Moore

Hospital Interne (as Jack Carlton)

Barbara Bedford

Barbara Bedford

Woman in Movie House (uncredited)

Helen Jerome Eddy

Helen Jerome Eddy

Susan, Laboratory Analyst (uncredited)

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