martinmauger 584 Posted February 19, 2018 Seen it a good few times and also have it on DVD, but still watched it again tonite.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,360 Posted February 22, 2018 Recorded it and watched it. It's actually a very good film, and a very impressive cast. A couple of things I noticed. Nice bit of product placement by Ex-Lax, and Bill Fox being a rubbish team rider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 511 Posted February 22, 2018 Silly ending, though. Bill proves he is still a top rider by beating the latest wonder boy, dreams of being world champion in 1946, 47, and on ... then the stupid bugger gives it up for a woman! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mickthemuppet 976 Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) there is another film about Speedway that hardly ever gets a mention and that is the 1951 film "There is another sun" It s about a wall of death rider who competes at the local speedway track to wine a top individual prize. It stars Maxwell Reed as Racer the wall of death rider trying to get a bike to compete at the meeting Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw also starred and directed by Lewis Gilbert who found further fame directing James Bond films Edited February 22, 2018 by mickthemuppet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,360 Posted February 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, mickthemuppet said: there is another film about Speedway that hardly ever gets a mention and that is the 1951 film "There is another sun" It s about a wall of death rider who competes at the local speedway track to wine a top individual prize. It stars Maxwell Reed as Racer the wall of death rider trying to get a bike to compete at the meeting Laurence Harvey and Susan Shaw also starred and directed by Lewis Gilbert who found further fame directing James Bond films Susan Shaw was married to Bonar Colleano, who was in Once a Jolly Swagman. There's a clip of this on youtube showing a wall of death ride. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted February 22, 2018 Speedway was shown I believe in the TV adaptation of The Avenue Story in the seventies . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*JJ 511 Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, adonis said: haha thats what i like about old films . realism , how many people do everybody know ,who give it up or have their chances of reaching the very top thwarted by the advent of a girlfriend . take a look at the national league pits , almost every kid has a clingon airhead accompanying them , and pay more attention to them than they do getting on with the job Saw one in Perry Barr pits, tattoos up her thighs, now in pup ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites