THRILLING RACING DRAMA

Evening Star, Issue 22274, 27 February 1936, Page 7

THRILLING RACING DRAMA

i • STRAIGHTAWAY ’ FEATURED AT STRAND Tim M'Coy, Sue Carrol, and William ■ Bakewell have the leading roles in • ‘ Straightaway, 1 which will head the ’ double-feature programme at the t Strand to-morrow. r J'he story tells of , Tim Dawson; acknowledged, king of auto racing drivers, who is fired from . the employ of Turn berg, maker of rac- ' ing cars, for the manufacturer is ' jealous of the fact that Dawson consistently boats Turnberg’s son Carl on ; the track. Turnbcrg has bribed a driver, Kogan, who races for Keeves, Turnberg's nearest rival, to Jose races .—which Kogan does. Keeves hires Tim to captain his squad of racers. Tints younger brother Killy has been bis mechanic in all of Tim's races. Keeves has just completed a car which Tim insists that Killy drive. When Tim foils Kogan’s plot to get Billy drunk the night of the race Kogan tries to disable the Reeves car, hut fails. Kogan plans to box Killy in while racing and force him to the fence —which would mean sure death to Killy, at the same time appearing accidental. Tim's clover driving averts tlie tragedy, and Kogan is fatally injured. Before he dies he accuses Tim of trying to kill him. A detective overhears the charge. .Inst before the big race the detective tells Tim he is going to swear out a warrant on a manslaughter charge—but if Tim will make Killy lose the race the evidence will he forgotten. The film then works up to a startling climax. Hilarity vies with romance in 1 The Girl Friend, 1 which is the second film. Gay, lighthearted. and brimming with times, ‘ The Girl Friend 1 is a friend indeed. Aim Sothern sings and (lances her way through the film with charming vivacity. .lack Haley, one of-the merriest comedians of them all, goes through many antics, and Roger Pryor, the third of the main triumvirate, is the lending man.