Friday, May 17, 2024

Do you remember the 1971 Paul Newman movie Once Upon A Wheel? A documentary on the history of auto racing


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413072

Paul Newman narrated this documentary that is clearly meant to explain why so many people enjoy racing. 

The film is broken down into several categories including the men who race, the motors in the cars, those who watch and of course the wives of the men who drive. This documentary was originally shown on ABC and Newman not only promoted the film but also appeared on the cover of TV Guide. 

Movie fans will be entertained since they get to see not only Newman but various other celebrities including Kirk Douglas, John Wayne, Dick Smothers, Cesar Romero, James Garner, Glenn Ford, Hugh Downs and Chuck Connors. 

The documentary really isn't going to teach anyone much as people are already going to know the majority of the stuff discussed here 

It's important to know its goal then was to show America why they should be watching the sport.

Today I think it's mainly of interest to those wanting to see some famous actors of the 1960s and 70s outside their movie roles

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