Burn 'Em Up O'Connor is a 1939 American sports film directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Dennis O'Keefe, Cecilia Parker, Nat Pendleton and Harry Carey. The screenplay was written by Milton Merlin and Byron Morgan from the novel Salute to the Gods by racing driver and journalist Malcolm Campbell. The cinematographer was Lester White and the picture was produced by an uncredited Harry Rapf. The supporting cast features Charley Grapewin, Alan Curtis and Tom Neal, with a brief appearance by Clayton Moore.
Plot
Cast Dennis O'Keefe as Jerry O'Connor Cecilia Parker as Jane Delano Nat Pendleton as Buddy Buttle Harry Carey as P. G. Delano Addison Richards as Ed Eberhart Charley Grapewin as "Doc" Heath Alan Curtis as Jose "Rocks" Rivera Tom Neal as Hank Hogan Tom Collins as "Lefty" Simmons Frank Orth as Tim McElvy Frank M. Thomas as Jim Nixon Si Jenks as Mr. Jenkins Clayton Moore as Intern
Production The film was given the working title Skids. Filming began in mid-November 1938 and ended in mid-December, with Burn 'Em Up O'Connor entering the editing room in late December 1938. Filming locations included Gilmore Stadium.
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