Roar of the Crowd

May 31, 1953

1h 11m

★ 0.0

Danger-Packed Romance...Whirling Across America's Thrill-Scorched Speedways!

Overview

Johnny Tracy, son of veteran race driver Pop Tracy, is working his way up on the racing circuit, but is urged by his sweetheart, Marcy Parker, to give up the track if he wants to marry her. He persuades her to marry him on the promise that he will quit after racing once in the Indianapolis 500, but he is injured in a qualifying race and goes to work as a spark plug salesman for Mackey, an old family friend. He is a failure at selling but Marcy changes her attitude towards his racing, and he qualifies for the 500.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Monogram Pictures

Roar of the Crowd Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Johnny Tracy

Howard Duff

Marcy Parker

Helene Stanley

Buster Sands

Dave Willock

Rose Adams

Louise Arthur

Cyrus Mackey

Minor Watson

Sam 'Pop' Tracy

Harry Shannon

Chuck Baylor

Don Haggerty

Mrs. Atkinson

Edna Holland

Tuffy Adams

Ray Walker

Max Bromski

Paul Bryar

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

6.3

Greased Lightning

Jul 1, 1977

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

7.3

A Man and a Woman

May 27, 1966

A man and a woman meet by accident on a Sunday evening at their childrens' boarding school. Slowly, they reveal themselves to each other, finding that they have something deeply in common.

5.9

Winning

May 22, 1969

Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.

3.6

The Last Chase

Apr 1, 1981

Twenty years after the American people have been told the oil has run out and disease has scared them into complacency, the United States has become a fascist state. One man, former race car driver Franklyn Hart, now a puppet spokesman for public transportation, rebuilds his race car and sets off to California from Boston where people have returned to living life like they were twenty years prior.

6.8

Le Mans

Jun 23, 1971

Filmed during the annual 24-hour endurance race at Le Mans, Michael Delaney is a Porsche driver haunted by the memory of an accident at the previous year's race in which a competing driver was killed. Delaney also finds himself increasingly infatuated with the man's widow.

0.0

The Beautiful Summer

Nov 20, 1974

A mother keeps making excuses for why her son's father has not returned home. Jon Marco, just celebrating his ninth birthday, concludes his parents have separated and develops a plan to place himself in dad's care. Along with a new friend they run away to Milan to search for Marco's father. Once executed, our little hero learns the truth about his famous race-car driving father. Can mom and his pals help him deal with the trauma?

7.2

Grand Prix

Dec 21, 1966

The most daring drivers in the world have gathered to compete for the 1966 Formula One championship. After a spectacular wreck in the first of a series of races, American wheelman Pete Aron is dropped by his sponsor. Refusing to quit, he joins a Japanese racing team. While juggling his career with a torrid love affair involving an ex-teammate's wife, Pete must also contend with Jean-Pierre Sarti, a French contestant who has previously won two world titles.

5.8

Bobby Deerfield

Sep 29, 1977

Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit, falls in love with the enigmatic Lillian Morelli, who is terminally ill.

7.8

F1

Jun 25, 2025

Racing legend Sonny Hayes is coaxed out of retirement to lead a struggling Formula 1 team—and mentor a young hotshot driver—while chasing one more chance at glory.

0.0

F2 Grand Prix

Apr 14, 1984

Drama set in the world of Formula 2 motor racing in Japan.

5.2

The Big Wheel

Nov 4, 1949

The ambitious son of an accomplished race driver struggles to outrun his father's legacy and achieve his own successes.

8.0

Ford v Ferrari

Nov 13, 2019

American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

8.2

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Aug 8, 2019

A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

5.5

Speedway

Oct 7, 1929

Bill Whipple is a happy-go-lucky mechanic for MacDonald who thinks that he is the worlds greatest driver and lover. Mac has treated Bill like a son since he took him in. One day at the track, Bill sees Pat Bannon, and tries his best to impress her, but to no avail. On his way to catch a flight, he tricks Pat into taking him to the airport and she gets even by taking him up in a plane. He hates to fly, but will not show her that he is afraid and when the plane breaks up, he is a hero for rescuing her. This gets him publicity and Renny offers him his car to drive in the Indianapolis 500. Bill breaks with Mac to drive the car and puts it on the pole for the race. Then Renny double crosses Bill and plans to drive the car himself since Bill has tuned it so well.

0.0

The Lively Set

Oct 24, 1964

A college student drops out to build a race car and falls for his buddy's sister.

6.0

The Racers

Feb 4, 1955

An Italian daredevil turns Grand Prix driver and works his way up to Le Mans with his ballerina lover.

5.5

Speed

May 8, 1936

Terry is the chief car tester for Emery Motors and Frank is an Engineer. Jane has just been hired to work in publicity. Frank and Terry both want Jane to be their girl. Terry has designed a new carburetor that should bring him fame and money, but he cannot get it to work correctly. Terry and Gadget have tested it for over a year, but it still is not perfected. Emery Motors assigns Frank to help Terry with the carburetor, but Terry is not happy because Frank is an Engineer and is also vying for Jane. They finish the carburetor, and to test it, they enter a car in the Indianapolis 500 race. Terry is not yet satisfied with the carburetor before the big race even though it has passed all the tests.

5.9

Racer and the Jailbird

Oct 4, 2017

When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it's love at first sight. But Gino has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger their lives.

3.4

The Wild Racers

Mar 27, 1968

Promising young racing car driver Joe Joe Quillico leaves the stock car racing scene in the United States in order to pursue Grand Prix racing in Europe. After limited success he manages to win the Spanish Grand Prix. His love life however, is much less successful and his winning on the track only serves to alienate the woman he loves - with unhappy consequences.