This Sportscope entry chronicles the automobile races staged as part of Speed Week, held annually in Nassau, Bahamas.This Sportscope entry chronicles the automobile races staged as part of Speed Week, held annually in Nassau, Bahamas.This Sportscope entry chronicles the automobile races staged as part of Speed Week, held annually in Nassau, Bahamas.
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André Baruch
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Andre Baruch)
Alfonso de Portago
- Self
- (uncredited)
Masten Gregory
- Self
- (uncredited)
James Kimberly
- Self
- (uncredited)
Thomas Daniel Knox
- Self - Earl of Ranfurly
- (uncredited)
Denise McCluggage
- Self
- (uncredited)
Jack Morton
- Self
- (uncredited)
Aileen Moss
- Self
- (uncredited)
Stirling Moss
- Self
- (uncredited)
Evelyn Mull
- Self
- (uncredited)
Greta Oaks
- Self
- (uncredited)
Carroll Shelby
- Self
- (uncredited)
Lloyd Williams
- Self
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is one of several short subjects, already in the can, slated for release by RKO Radio Pictures as part of their Sportscopes 1956-1957 season but which received no theatrical distribution at the time due to the demise of RKO. In 1994, they became part of the TCM library and, for the past 25+ years, finally saw the light of day through occasional airings on cable television.
- GoofsLloyd Williams is incorrectly referred to as Bill Lloyd by the narrator.
- Crazy creditsThe narrator identifies all other credited cast members.
Featured review
Auto Race
Here's one of the last Sportscope shorts from RKO. It concerns itself with Speed Week. That was a series of car races on Nassau in the Bahamas. There's a fair representation of high-performance cars, a ladies event, but for me the highlight was seeing Carol Shelby, who began a career modifying production cars, most famously with the Ford Mustang, which became the Shelby Cobra. I had the strange experience of riding as a passenger in one of the Dodge Omnis he did in the 1980s. A friend had the Shelby insignias taken off and repainted it so it would look like a standard Omni. He liked to take it out on the highway to run rings around Porssches and the occasional Lotus. That thing almost did wheelies.
This short was already shot and edited when RKO collapsed, and was not seen in theaters until decades after its production.
This short was already shot and edited when RKO collapsed, and was not seen in theaters until decades after its production.
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- boblipton
- Apr 26, 2019
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Sportscopes (1956-1957 season): Speed Week
- Filming locations
- Production company
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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