wealdstone 3,454 Posted February 11, 2018 30 minutes ago, steve roberts said: He appeared in the aforementioned film 'The Blue Lamp' which featured White City Stadium but not aware of a speedway related film. Thank, she always claimed that he played the part of a Speedway Rider in the film. I knew he was in The Blue Lamp a film from which Dixon of Dock Green emanated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 511 Posted February 11, 2018 11 hours ago, False dawn said: I never got round to watching this film till now. Quite entertaining but best of all..... Through exhausts. Hmmmmm With engines only a quarter of the power ... purrr ... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Appleby 13,951 Posted February 12, 2018 On 31/01/2018 at 8:01 PM, adonis said: Our sport that is slowly being made extinct by developers ,the Polish speedway authorities , our own idiotic governing body , rider greed , falling wages , hangers on ,and people who give the appearance of being nice but are really not , has it all , it should be easy for a creative writer to make a story out of that ,lets face it if people will pay to watch utter rubbish like the fast and the furious , a story based in truth about the goings on behind the crumbling facade ,would surely draw an audience Carry On Speedway has a certain ring to it... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince 9,454 Posted February 12, 2018 On 30/01/2018 at 9:33 PM, False dawn said: You know, there has been a thread on here about Swagman about once a year since the forum began. Isn't it about time someone made another speedway film we can all talk about? I know the sport isn't as popular as it once was, but it could still make a suitable and exciting backdrop to a film. There are dozens, maybe hundreds of star trek fan films out there on YouTube etc. Isn't there someone with the skill and knowledge to make a speedway fan film? Something about Speedway along the lines of the flat track sections of On Any Sunday would make a fantastic documentary I always thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePark 2,780 Posted February 12, 2018 3 hours ago, Vince said: Something about Speedway along the lines of the flat track sections of On Any Sunday would make a fantastic documentary I always thought. Slightly off topic, but Berwick have announced that they are going to be filmed all year for a documentary. http://www.berwickbandits.co/news/bandits-film 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aces51 2,778 Posted February 12, 2018 Well done Berwick! I hope it does turn out to be an excellent production to give some much needed good publicity for the club and the sport at large and that it reaches a wide audience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keepturningleft 589 Posted February 13, 2018 Did anyone spot a 1954 film called Stock Car on the Talking Pictures channel the other day? The action took place at a certain Westingay Stadium, a mash up of West Ham and Harringay perhaps?? Couldn't identify the track/stadium however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keepturningleft 589 Posted February 13, 2018 Just checked on IMB, it looks as if it was filmed at Staines stadium in Surrey. Did speedway ever take place there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sotonian 610 Posted February 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, keepturningleft said: Just checked on IMB, it looks as if it was filmed at Staines stadium in Surrey. Did speedway ever take place there? Yes. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/staines.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hot Shoe 58 Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, keepturningleft said: Just checked on IMB, it looks as if it was filmed at Staines stadium in Surrey. Did speedway ever take place there? Staines Greyhound Stadium was in Middlesex then. It was also used for the 1964 film 'Seance On A Wet Afternoon' after the stadium had been closed for many years. Before it was demolished one of the buildings from the stadium was bought by the local model railway club and i understand that it is still used as their clubhouse today. There is an episode of Look at Life called 'Smashing Through' that features Stock Cars at Staines Stadium. Edited February 13, 2018 by Hot Shoe additional info Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear_Bottom 516 Posted February 18, 2018 Once A Jolly Swagman - set against a Speedway backdrop in 50s London...Monday 19th Feb 6pm Sky 343 FreeView 81 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted February 18, 2018 I would thought that the majority of this film is set prior to World War 2. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 511 Posted February 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, wealdstone said: I would thought that the majority of this film is set prior to World War 2. Some of it is, but more than half is during the war (including a very funny scene where Bill Fox dozes off during a lecture on how to start a motor bike. The instructor challenges him to demonstrate what he should have heard, so Bill rides around the parade ground broadside). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alan_Jones 1,005 Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, wealdstone said: I would thought that the majority of this film is set prior to World War 2. ...and none of it in the 50s. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,634 Posted February 19, 2018 Still a good watch though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites