Movies and TvShows featuring "race-car-mechanic" theme.

Car racer Burn 'em Up Barnes, son of a wealthy manufacturer, leaves home to make his own way in the world. After being robbed by hoodlums, Barnes joins a group of hobos who take him in and show him the carefree life.

Speed is a thrilling action movie set in 1936 Detroit, where a talented race car mechanic finds himself in a high-stakes competition. With danger lurking at every turn, the mechanic must navigate a web of sabotage, love triangles, and class differences. As he races against time to set a new speed record, he faces near-death experiences and public embarrassments. Will he be able to overcome these challenges and emerge victorious?

To Please a Lady is a romantic drama set in the world of race car driving. A cynical friend introduces a race car mechanic to a feisty female newspaper columnist. As their relationship develops, they must navigate the challenges of the racing world, including an insurance fraud scandal, guilt, and self-sacrifice. The story culminates in a climactic showdown on the race track circuit.

When Mark 'High Gear' Sherrod (Murray) looses his nerve, the race car driver takes a job driving a taxi, but when he befriends a cute reporter and the young handicapped son of a deceased driver, he attempts to return to the track.

Larry Evans, champion race car driver, is envied by his chief rival, Eddie DeSylva, who has more ambitions than merely winning the races; he has designs on the motor patent held by Corbett (Tom Moore), Larry's employer. Eddie also has a yen for Corbett's daughter, Norma, who prefers Larry. Eddie intentionally causes a race wreck that injures Larry and sends him to the hospital.

An auto mechanic suspects sabotage in a recent series of fatal racecar accidents.

Bobby Lee (Jack Conrad) has just been released from jail and wants to make a better life for he and girlfriend Ruthie (Rita George).

The champion race car driver Tommy Morton is the eternal rival to less-ethical speed king Larry 'Skids' Brannigan. What no one knows is that Tommy and Skids are actually brothers, separated at birth. Driven by a filial devotion that he can't explain, Tommy tries to dissuade Skids from recklessness, only to be "repaid" when Skids tries to steal away Tommy's blond girl-friend Eileen Hart.