Automobile
see all genres ›The invention of the motor car heralded a great leap in convenience for man, and a lucky break for beasts of burden. But naturally from very early days there were some less interested in its practical applications than figuring out how to make it go really, really fast. For much of the 20th century, auto racing was perhaps the most spectacular of popular sports.
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Kid Auto Races at Venice
KID AUTO RACES AT VENICE, CAL. is enormously important as the comedy in which audiences first saw Charles Chaplin's Tramp character. It was filmed at the second annual "Pushmobile Parade," a children's car race. The improvised film has as its comic situation as the Tramp manages to get in the way of the...Start your free trial to watch -
Lizzies of the Field
Ten years after Charlie Chaplin's debut, Mack Sennett produced LIZZIES OF THE FIELD. Sennett considered Del Lord, director of this manic gag fest, "the best" at the frantic, freewheeling style his studio was known for. The climactic road race was done full size as you see it, no models, no cheats or...Start your free trial to watch
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Love the Beast
What if you were a Hollywood movie star with an obsession for cars and racing? You would probably read every script with even the tiniest link to the subject matter in the hope that you could tell a great car story of the likes of GRAND PRIX. Then, one day, you happened to open your garage door and sitting there, right in...Start your free trial to watch -
Mabel at the Wheel
Charles Chaplin, costumed in top hat, frock coat and sporting a goatee, was impersonating the "Dutch" screen character of Ford Sterling, the former Keystone comedian whom Chaplin was hired to replace. The comedy, the first two-reeler in which he appeared, incorporates footage taken at the Vanderbilt Cup...Start your free trial to watch -
Race for Life
An idol of auto-racing fans attempts a comeback after serving in the Air Force. When his former rival lies dying in the hospital he must decide whether to continue in the Grand Prix, or make peace with his adversary. Featuring race car greats Stirling Moss, Reg Parnell, John Cooper, Alan Brown, Geoffrey Taylor and Leslie Marr.Start your free trial to watch
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7915km
A motor-sports spectacle that kicks up plenty of dust. On the trail of the 2007 Dakar Rallye (the final year of the race), 7915KM undertakes a search, along the way encountering the variety to be found in Africa’s present in Morocco, Sahrawi Republic, Mauritania, Mali and Senegal. 7915KM demonstrates the extent of this...Start your free trial to watch -
Thunder in Carolina
A legendary stock car racer (Rory Calhoun) is fast on the track and faster with the women in his life, leading to action on and off the speedway. Alan Hale Jr. and Cannie Hines co-star in this high-octane drama, shot on location at stock car racing's cathedral, Darlington, South Carolina, and including...Start your free trial to watch




