The Pace That Thrills (1952)
The title refers to the euphoric pleasures of motorcycle racing, a sport that is exploited to the breaking point in this film. Reckless racer Bill Williams and his cycle-designer buddy Steve Flagg come to blows over the lovely Carla Balenda (a blonde in this picture, a brunette in other films). This tenuous plot device is used as a framework for an endless flow of film clips shot at real-life racing events--crashes, hairbreadth rescues and all. Since this was made before The Wild One, the correlation between motorcycles and leather-jacketed hoodlums is not touched upon. The Pace That Thrills is recommended primarily for motorcycle buffs; other viewers will be less than thrilled. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bill Williams, Carla Balenda, (more)
- Director(s):
- Leon Barsha
Synopsis of The Pace That Thrills
The title refers to the euphoric pleasures of motorcycle racing, a sport that is exploited to the breaking point in this film. Reckless racer Bill Williams and his cycle-designer buddy Steve Flagg come to blows over the lovely Carla Balenda (a blonde in this picture, a brunette in other films). This tenuous plot device is used as a framework for an endless flow of film clips shot at real-life racing events--crashes, hairbreadth rescues and all. Since this was made before The Wild One, the correlation between motorcycles and leather-jacketed hoodlums is not touched upon. The Pace That Thrills is recommended primarily for motorcycle buffs; other viewers will be less than thrilled. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Pace That Thrills
- Bill Williams - Dusty
- Robert Armstrong - Barton
- Cleo Moore - Ruby
- Diane Garrett - Opal
- Claudia Drake - Pearl
- Carla Balenda - Eve Drake
- Frank McHugh - Rocket
- John Mallory - Blackie
- John Hamilton - Sour Puss
- Michael St. Angel - Chris
- Director(s):
- Leon Barsha
- Producer(s):
- Lewis Rachmil
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