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53% Critic Match
Burning Up
“Sets new records for thrills and love in this smile-a-minute racing romance!”
5.3 / 10• 1930• 1h 0m•NR• English
RomanceActionCrime
Storyline
Racecar-driver Lou Larrigan gets mixed up with a crooked gang of racetrack promoters, and is in love with Ruth Morgan, whose father is marked as a victim by the gang.
Cast & Crew
Richard Arlen
Lou Larrigan
Lead
Mary Brian
Ruth Morgan
Francis McDonald
'Bullet' McGhan
Sam Hardy
Windy 'Wally' Wallace
Charles Sellon
James R. Morgan
Tully Marshall
Dave Gentry
Irving Bacon
Yokel Driver (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Minnie Winkle
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. A. Edward Sutherland's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Burning Up is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
