Ruthless War Against Taxicab Racketeers
DANGER-SPICED LOVE IN “BORN RECKLESS” (Kosy: Screening Friday.' l Tlie roaring motor and screaming tires of a steel-armoured taxi hurtling with deadly force upon the enemies of law and order brings the shattering impact of a ruthless war against taxicab racketeers to the screen in “Born Reckless.” At the wheel of the impregnable juggernaut is Brian Donlevy, in a role as tough as the armoured car he drives in his one-man crusade against crime. Taunting death for the fun of it, this devil-may-care thrill-demon likes life-danger-spiked and he gets it in double doses when ho meets Rochelle Hudson. In a role radically different from anything sho has attempted before, this lovely star flirts with the hazards that Donlevy courts, and the romance that grows between these two flowers behind bullet-proof glass. Malcolm St. Clair directed the film at a fast, exciting pace, sensationally punctuated by spectacular stunts iu racing taxis. The wholesale demolition of tho cab companies’ rolling stock is tho tactical aim of Marton Mac Lane chief of the racketeers, in his efforts to intimidate Harry Carey and Robert Kent, head taxi men. Featured iu a romantic role opposite Kent, Pauline Moore lends a touch of tenderness in marked contrast to the heedless fury of the plotters.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 175, 27 July 1938, Page 11
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213Ruthless War Against Taxicab Racketeers Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 175, 27 July 1938, Page 11
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