Show 'Em the Road (Part I) (1954)
1954 · Ephemeral film · 13 min · dir. Sid Davis
- Documentary
- Short
Synopsis
Southern California teenagers join the Mobilgas "Safety and Economy" competition, driving from the Los Angeles area to the Inland Empire, the desert, to Las Vegas, Nevada and Hoover Dam, then back home again. Producers and Directors: Sid Davis and Arthur L. Swerdloff.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sid Davis
- Released
- 1954-07-20
- Running time
- 13 minutes
Cast & crew
- Sid Davis Director
Ralph De Palma- Jim Hummer
- Dick Owens
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · "A simple story of boy, officer and road" · trafalgar · 2004-03-28
Cool little film about 50's car club kids involved in an unusual race: the best gas mileage wins. That's because it's sponsored by Mobil Gas, and various local police organizations. Understandably, this isn't the most exciting race in the world (though the narration would have you believe otherwise). Nice home-movie style footage of the route, though: LA through Barstow to Vegas, and back again. The classic Vegas strip looks great! Nice color to this film as well.
★★★ · Who was the famous car driver again? · Spuzz · 2005-06-04
Once again, we see the curious never-heard-of-it-before driving test called the Safety Economy Run, as seen in 'On The Run'. This is actually the first film made on the subject by Mr. Davis, and you can tell the differences cleanly between each of the films. The first one was focused on 'boys' and gangs', where as 'On the Run' mentioned that everyone, including females and 'the gang' can get involved. With theat novelty item taken out, you're left with, well, the race. And despite it's heart-wrenching suspense (sarcasm) and excitement (even more sarcasm), the race.. ISN'T ALL THAT EXCITING.…
