That's how I imagine the trailers sold this movie. Chester Morris washes out as a car racer, so it's back to trucking nitroglycerin for old pal Barry Sullivan. Morris makes a play for office manager Jean Parker, but Sullivan has the inside track, and she's more concerned about her brother, Rand Brooks, who gets a job trucking nitro for the big bucks.
It's a Pine-Thomas production, so you know that the story has whiskers on it, the stars are very competent but cheap, and the direction is by someone who won't waste film. In this case, the direction is by Frank MacDonald, usually a competent director for Republic Pictures' horse operas, comedies and occasional musicals. Not only does MacDonald not waste film in multiple takes, he's pretty stingy about running time. This comes in at just over an hour, but it moves along at a good clip, just like all the Dollar Bills' productions.
It's a Pine-Thomas production, so you know that the story has whiskers on it, the stars are very competent but cheap, and the direction is by someone who won't waste film. In this case, the direction is by Frank MacDonald, usually a competent director for Republic Pictures' horse operas, comedies and occasional musicals. Not only does MacDonald not waste film in multiple takes, he's pretty stingy about running time. This comes in at just over an hour, but it moves along at a good clip, just like all the Dollar Bills' productions.