

Jake Speed
“More than a myth. Less than a legend. And a bit too big for his boots”
Overview
Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa to see if he's up to the task.
Top Cast

Wayne Crawford
Jake Speed

Karen Kopins
Margaret Winston

Dennis Christopher
Desmond Floyd

John Hurt
Syd

Leon Ames
Pop Winston

Roy London
Maurice

Donna Pescow
Wendy

Barry Primus
Lawrence

Monte Markham
Mr Winston

Millie Perkins
Mrs Winston
Rebecca Ashley
Maureen Winston

Alan Shearman
Rodrigo
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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