'The Crowd Roars' Is a Thrilling and Brutal Look at the Early Days of Racing
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Dirt tracks, open cockpits, and wicked speed — the formative years of auto racing were as dangerous as they were exhilarating. Perhaps nowhere is this spirit better captured than in the 1932 film, The Crowd Roars.