Speedway (12 June 1968)
MGM
Directed by Norman Taurog
Written by Phil Shuken (1911- 1978) Doctor, You’ve Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
Girls:
Nancy Sinatra: Susan Jacks
Victoria Meyerink: Ellie Esterlake
Miss Beverly Hills (a.k.a. Beverly Powers, born 1939: Mary Ann *AIP’s Comedy of Terrors (1963), Kissin’ Cousins (1964), I’ll Take Sweden (1965) with Frankie Avalon
Gari Hardy (born 1948): Dumb Blonde
Charlotte Considine (born 1941): Lori *Doctor, You’ve Got to Be Kidding! (1967)
Uncredited:
Sally Mills (born 1934): 1st Waitress – Munsters (TV 1965) etc
Barbro Hedström: 2nd Waitress *The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968)
Dianne Stanley: 3rd Waitress *Planet of the Apes (1968) Astronaut Stewart
Kathy Nelson: 4th Waitress *only role
Jamie Michaels: 5th Waitress
Sheryl Ullman: 6th Waitress *Spinout (1966) dancer with yellow bow; Double Trouble (1967)
Arlene Charles: 1st Guitarist’s Girlfriend
Marilyn Jones: 3rd Guitarist’s Girlfriend
Sharon Garrett: Go-Go Dancer *Beach Party (1963) – Brunette Yoga Girl
Karen Hamilton: Willa
Rita Rogers (born 1949) Bit Girl
Boys:
Elvis Presley: Steve Grayson
Bill Bixby: Kenny Dornford
Ross Hagen: Paul Dado *AIP’s The Devil’s 8, AIP’s The Mini-Skirt Mob, The Hellcats, Poncie Ponce: Juan Medala
Carl Reindel: Mike *Gidget TV
Olds:
Gale Gordon: RW Hepworth *I Love Lucy
William Schallert: Abel Esterlake *Mr Andrews in unscreened Archie TV pilot with Mikki Jamison
Carl Ballantine: Birdie Kebner *McHales Navy
Sandy Reed: Announcer *Fireball 500 (1966), Thunder Alley (1967)
Hal Riddle (1917 – 2009): 1st Assistant *Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1966) News Vendor, Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) Man in Elevator
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