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Short Way Around, The Pt 1 of 2

Reel Number: 221568-03

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1965

Country: USA

Location: Indiana,Indianapolis

TC Begins: 07:14:18

TC Ends: 07:28:04

Duration: 00:13:46

The Short Way Around Pt 1 of 2 CU of three-foot strip of red bricks at starting line; pan down track past empty grandstand & banked track. High angle of four cars; CU lights; car spinning out & hitting wall; other cars spinning out all seen from above. 07:15:27 Pan illustrations of drivers. MCU Sam Hanks, SOF to camera, winners 1957: “I retired...and glad I did.” Mario Andretti removing rookie tape stripes from rear of car; SOF re dream of coming to track. 07:16:30 Station wagon w/ Dean Van Lines logo pulling pulling race car no. 12 & Andretti uncovering & inspecting it. Rolling it; Andretti in car & beginning run on track w/ POV & sync sd. 07:17:54 Title: Dean Van Lines World-Wide Movers Presents The Short Way Around - A Racefilm Production. Credits w/ cooperation of United States Auto Club & Inianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. 07:18:29 continued POV around corner & down straightaway. High angle of car around turn; POV pavement as pulling into pits,, past grandstand. 07:19:05 Sam Hanks in earlier winning car paraded w/ banner May 25, 1965, under Gasoline Alley banner. Tony Hulman w/ chief steward. Len Sutton’s car no. 16. Pace car & POV in car w/ Jim Clark given track orientation. Andretti watching, taking training laps watched by officials on turns; making notes. Pulls into pits. 07:21:23 A. J. Watson & Roger Ward. Andy Granatelli. Bobby Unser spinning out; cars worked on; others doing laps w/ Andretti. Car spins & hit by Unser & out of race. Jim Hurtubise spins into brick wall destroying car but unhurt. 07:23:06 Roger Ward watching mechanics working on his car. Various scenes. Woman jumping up & down. Parnelli Jones into pit, CU. Drivers onto track for speed laps; crowds watching. Andretti into pits afterwards. 07:24:37 Jim Clark in Lotus Ford rolled out & beats Andretti; then A.J. Foyte tops both. Kids watching holding toy race car. Others doing laps, Parnelli Jones into wall w/ flames & wrecked car on track. 07:26:32 Mother of Unser’s watching from stands & sons seen. Roger Ward attempts to qualify but fails. 07:27:28 Parade on track w/ drum majorettes & flag bearers. Cars rolled out focussing on Andretti’s car. Continued... Entertainment; Sports Auto Racing; Indianapolis 500; Drivers; Spectators; Sponsored Films; 1960s; NOTE: Any publicity rights & clearances are responsibility of user.

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