Speedway Films

[iris123 21,079]

Apart from the well known Dirk Bogarde film any one ever seen other films with speedway featured?.I know there were a couple from the 30`s "Monday for speed" and "Brittannia of Billingsgate" filmed at Lea Bridge and featuring Claude Rye,Ron Johnson and Tom Farndon among others.

[Grachan 7,364]

Bronco Bullfrog, a sixties film, some of which was shot at Hackney.

[WembleyLion 416]

Once a Jolly Swagman - filmed in part at New Cross and featured Bill

Owen - AKA Compo from Last of the Summer Wine!

[fireblade 0]

.....and Syd James as the promoter of the Cobras, kinda reminded me of a few promoters of today. I think I have a copy of the film somewhere.

[Timbo 0]

Bronco Bullfrog, a sixties film, some of which was shot at Hackney.

Yes it was a 1969 film. It was shot on 35mm in six weeks in the streets of East London with a cast of non-actors drawn entirely from the neighbourhood and a script based on recent events.

 

 

DVD/Video is available from

Bronco Bullfrog

 

also you can view a trailer of the film.

Edited February 27, 2004 by Timbo

[Team Man 32]

I have compiled a Video starting with an interview with Ron Howes, who did the riding for Dirk Bogarde in the film, and then an interview with Bill Owen who played "Lag" Gibbon an Australian rider, talking about going to New Cross in the pits to see how speedway riders went about their job.....then follows the film Once a Jolly Swagman.

Edited February 27, 2004 by Team Man