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. It was produced by

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at the company's Bray Studios as a

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.Chibnall & McFarlane p.82 The film's sets were designed by the

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J. Elder Wills. It was released in the United States by Lippert Pictures as ''Race for Life''

Synopsis

A freestyle racing driver must choose between his love for racing, and his wife. His friend's accident will help him to choose, and his loyal ways will get him a new friend - his main rival.

Cast

* Richard Conte as Peter Wells * Mari Aldon as Patricia Wells * Peter Illing as Tony Bellario * Alec Mango as Guido Rosetti * James Copeland as Johnny Jackson * George Coulouris as 'Pic' Dallapiccola * Meredith Edwards as Laurence Gibson * Edwin Richfield as Reporter in Lounge * Richard Marner as Hans Brecht * Tim Turner as Alvarez * Jeremy Hawk as Martin *

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as Stirling Moss * Reg Parnell as Reg Parnell * John Cooper as John Cooper * Alan Brown as Alan Brown * Leslie Marr as Leslie Marr *

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as Priest *

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as Racetrack Announcer * Raymond Baxter as Racetrack Announcer (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. ''The British 'B' Film''. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 drama films British drama films Films directed by Terence Fisher British black-and-white films Films based on British novels British auto racing films Hammer Film Productions films Lippert Pictures films Films shot at Bray Studios 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub