Speed (1936) was James Stewart's first starring role. Ted Healy, who played my best friend, told me, 'Think of the audience as partners ... as collaborators ... not just watchers. You have to involve them.'"
The auto assembly plant footage was shot at Chrysler's Highland Park, Michigan plant and shows the manufacture of the Chrysler Airflow, which was made from 1934 to 1937.
Gadget's full name is Clarence Maximilian Haggerty.
The cars lined up at the beginning of the film outside the fictional auto plant are 1936 Chrysler Airstreams.
The car Terry is testing at the beginning is a 1936 Dodge D2 Touring sedan. Original MSRP was $760 ($16,700 in 2023).