On the Run (Part I) (1956)

★★★★★ · Enjoyable 1950's film · ERD · 2006-03-20

I found this film very enjoyable. It was fun watching the teenagers of the mid 1950's. Maybe the film was idealistic, but it had some good points on getting teens to drive safely. Good script, well filmed, directed, and acted.

★★★★★ · cool hot rods · funwithfilm · 2005-06-03

nice nice nice there are som really cool cars to look at in this film a very nice corvette and a pink thunderbird just to name a few.

★★★★ · Oh, to be young, white and driving around in San Francisco! · neffer · 2003-01-15

Another Sid Davis "classic" featuring a "Safety Economy" run around the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1950s. This two-parter stars a very plucky young lady and her jive-talking, sock-hopping, malt-shop friends. One pal, a hot-rodder named "Tay" boasts some hilarious entertaining doggerel about his driving. When the adults oppress our friends' need to, er, drive, the kids decide to host a "safety-economy" race (sponsered by Mobil and AAA) to prove that teenagers are responsible drivers. The object of the race was to drive around the city within a designated period of time while avoiding…

★★★ · Meanwhile in squaresville.. · Spuzz · 2005-05-29

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…

★★★ · what a gasser · Dr-Pretorious · 2022-06-21

Nice serving of corn mush about responsible driving habits and a beautiful 180 reversal on industry goals of more petroleum consumption. Seems this fluff is in reality adverse to the actual selling & consumption of more product not less....but.....it looks good in PR profile. { wink } Honorable mention to Tay who garners the " Joe Rockhead " award for pedal thumper.