keepturningleft 589 Posted October 24, 2019 We all know about 'Once A Jolly Swagman', but I'm amazed I never been aware of this film which features some good action from Walthamstow later on in the film.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wealdstone 3,454 Posted October 24, 2019 Have sent for this film and awaiting arrival. My late mother always claimed there was a film about Speedway staring Jimmy Handley but I have never tracked it down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grachan 7,362 Posted October 26, 2019 Here's another with a speedway yheme. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,972 Posted October 26, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 6:57 PM, keepturningleft said: We all know about 'Once A Jolly Swagman', but I'm amazed I never been aware of this film which features some good action from Walthamstow later on in the film.. Was mentioned a few years back, but easily missed I guess. Especially as it was in the Years gone by section ,which seems for some t be buried away and far too hard to find. But mentioned that the track, which looks great especially that pits area where the crowd overlook all the riders, was the old Walthamstow track Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bavarian 766 Posted October 26, 2019 Has anyone ever seen this 1933 movie "Money For Speed" ? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024346/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celticman 21 Posted December 21, 2019 I think that in his early days Ronnie Moore rode the wall of death 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foamfence 2,917 Posted December 21, 2019 On 10/24/2019 at 6:05 PM, wealdstone said: Have sent for this film and awaiting arrival. My late mother always claimed there was a film about Speedway staring Jimmy Handley but I have never tracked it down. If you mean Jimmy Hanley, the only film I know of where he rides motorcycles was The Black Rider but it wasn't Speedway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,972 Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/21/2019 at 3:53 PM, Celticman said: I think that in his early days Ronnie Moore rode the wall of death An interesting compilation of speedway riders who have tackled the Wall of Death http://www.vintagewallofdeath.co.uk/Vintage_Wall_of_Death/Speedway_riders.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celticman 21 Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, iris123 said: An interesting compilation of speedway riders who have tackled the Wall of Death http://www.vintagewallofdeath.co.uk/Vintage_Wall_of_Death/Speedway_riders.html Good to know my memory is still working. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunce 347 Posted January 21, 2020 Very interesting. The boxer who got knocked out at the start of the film was a rather young Arthur Mullard. I also noticed Harry Fowler, seen in many films and one of the original "Army Game" stars. The lovely Jennifer Jayne also starred, I remember her from "William Tell" shown in black and white during my childhood. I was too young to ever go to Walthamstow before Speedway finished, but did manage to visit Hackney, West Ham, Wimbledon and Wembley many times. Although I was brought up in Norfolk, I was born in Ilford so have many East End connections. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hammer1969 421 Posted January 25, 2020 The latest film to include speedway should be known by Eastbourne fans but maybe not the wider speedway community, it's called Adventure Boys and was released in 2019. Have a look at the link below https://youtu.be/rVJ8K6DSTmE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites