On the Run (1956)
1956 · Ephemeral film · 28 min · dir. General Petroleum Corporation
Synopsis
About well-behaved teenagers who compete in the Mobilgas Economy Run. Excellent teens dancing in San Francisco malt shop. This film, narrated by a teen-age girl, is an account of how she got her high school involved in the "Safety Economy Run" of the California AAA (supervised by Ray Burton in San Francisco). Because of one bully who skids the tires of his hot rod outside the school the neighbors have been complaining, the school had threatened to close the student parking lot, and her father was no longer allowing her to go out. Through her investigation into the "Safety Economy Run", four schools in the San Francisco Area become involved in a competition of safe driving and gasoline conservation which receives positive press coverage and improves the reputation of teen-age drivers. The selected course of the competition allows many scenic shots of San Francisco to be included.
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Details
- Director
- General Petroleum Corporation
- Running time
- 28 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0510_On_the_Run_05_00_58_06
Cast & crew
- General Petroleum Corporation Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Meanwhile in squaresville.. · Spuzz · 2014-06-09
Another alternate universed Sid Davis flick here folks. In this movie, the kids in San Fransisco decide how to solve the racing problem there (of one kid) is to have a "Safety Economy Run" where the main purpose is not about speed.. but about mileage and safety! Joy! Narrated by a whiny voiced and observant teenage girl (which is refreshing for a Sid Davis Film) this film features many clean clean CLEAN teenagers doing wholesome things like going to the malt shop, dancing and other cute things. Heck even the main 'bad' guy in the film, who doesnt want to race is quite a pussy as well lol. The…