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It's the most exciting
and the most dangerous sport in the world.
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They're at it everywhere.
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On paved tracks, dirt tracks and dry lakes,
from Florida to Frisco.
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And they'll race anything.
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Stock cars, hot rods, jazzed-up jalopies,
super-tuned specials...
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...but not everybody
can drive them.
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High speed takes cold nerves
and split-second timing.
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It takes luck and the tops in skill,
because one slide in the wrong place...
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...can turn a $ 20,000 racing car
into a heap of flaming junk.
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Death is never far away when a man
has his foot stomped down on that throttle.
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He can blow a tire, throw a wheel,
crash a wall...
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...or spin and tangle with another car,
and then flip over and over and over.
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There's a thrill every minute.
Those lead-foot boys always put on a show.
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When you get a track full of high-powered
cars, this can happen anytime.
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It's a game with flying starts
and sensational finishes.
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It looks dangerous and it is dangerous.
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But the purses make up
for the risks the drivers take.
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Twenty-six thousand at Milwaukee,
17,000 at Langhorne, 22,000 at Atlanta.
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The biggest money of all is at Indianapolis,
that fast and furious 500-miler.
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This gigantic spectacle of speed
pays off $ 200,000.
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The winner gets his face welded
in bas-relief on the Borg-Warner Trophy.
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Here's Johnnie Parsons...
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...two-time winner Tommy Milton,
three-time winner Louis Meyer.
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Another three-time winner, Wilbur Shaw,
and another, Mauri Rose.
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Nowadays, most Indianapolis contenders
also drive those mighty midgets.
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They're capable of 150 miles an hour.
They draw 30 million fans.
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Here's the most successful
of this season's drivers...
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...Mike Brannan, Number 17,
winning again.
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He's copped top money four times
out of five and the crowds hate him.
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They've made a villain out of him.
They don't like his driving.
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They come to see him spin out, blow up,
but he's got everything under control.
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If he lives that long,
he'll be one of the greats--
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-There's your man.
-You all remember Mike Brannan.
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One of the few Marines
to get the Congressional Medal while alive.
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But he never got a good-conduct medal.
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You can see Mike and other leadfoots
jockeying their Thunderbugs on the IMRA.
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Don't miss them.
Four nights a week at four stadiums:
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Rockaway, Trenton, Newark, Bridgeport.
It's a sellout every show.
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And you can see them every Thursday night
at Newark Speedway.
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-Is that all there is of him?
-No, the studio interview follows this.
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Back in the studios once again. I have with
me none other than Mike Brannan in person.
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You're a bad character, they tell me.
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How do you manage to win so much
with everybody gunning for you?
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-I'm lucky, I guess.
-You use your head too, don't you?
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Well, I study the track,
if that's what you mean.
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I know what you can and can't do.
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Well, with you on the loose,
I'll take the subway.
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You going to win the main event
at Newark tonight?
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Somebody's gotta win.
I'll be in there trying.
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Now, tell me, Mike,
what was your biggest thrill?
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Well, it's a long story.
You see, I met this blond on 34th Street--
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Okay, Mike, glad to have you.
Come back anytime.
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-There are you, Mike Brannan.
-Cut it.
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See him and the rest
of the win-or-bust boys tonight at Newark.
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-Well, what do you think of him?
-Give me his background.
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Wild Indian as a kid. Widowed father.
Eastern state college.
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No interest in anything but cars.
A lone wolf.
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I'll bet women don't leave him alone
with all that sex.
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I could feel it
coming right off that screen.
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Drove at Indianapolis before the war.
Never in the money.
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The war taught him a lot.
Tank driver in the Marine Corps.
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Five stars on his Pacific Ribbon.
Navy Commendation.
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He was full of medals.
Nationwide hero, now he's a villain.
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-Makes him interesting.
-He's a natural for your feature.
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That sells papers, but it doesn't
make friends crucifying ex-celebrities.
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With 40 million readers,
I've got a million-dollar business.
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I'm not gonna crucify this guy.
It'll be a personality sketch, that's all.
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We'll go over to the stadium
and catch his act.
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But you've got the reception
for that U.N. delegation.
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-You should be leaving right now.
-I'll jam that in ahead.
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This one's all right. Black on yellow.
You can see that a mile.
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Let them know at Newark
I'll be out there.
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Yes? Janie has Senator Brett on the wire
calling from Florida.
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-I guess he didn't like yesterday's column.
-Not here.
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Give him the brush, Janie.
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Florida, did she say?
What's he doing in Florida, anyway?
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Make a note about the boys playing hooky
while the Senate's in session.
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But Senator Brett,
I haven't seen Miss Forbes all day.
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-Would you like to talk to her manager?
-Oh, no.
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I'll see she gets your message
as soon as she comes in.
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I'll go and change. I won't have time. Pick
me up at the reception, we'll go to Newark.
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-You can't go to Newark.
-Why not?
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-What about Margaret?
-Margaret?
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You know, the one who sings.
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Well, tell her I'm sorry to miss her recital.
And send flowers.
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-Are you going to eat?
-Something at the reception.
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-They'll only have champagne.
-I'll fill up on hot dogs.
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-Main event's gonna be terrific.
-Glad you're here.
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Brannan's gonna have competition.
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-Boys are all out to take him.
-That's him warming up now, Number 17.
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-He's hard to beat.
-Right.
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-He's mean and he never lets up.
-I've gotta watch him all the time.
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Do you want to talk to him now
or after the race?
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That'll cost you 10 bucks, Brannan.
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-Are you all right?
-Yeah, I'm all right.
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I'll talk to him now.
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-What went on out there?
-Sock you 10 smackers.
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-Were you trying to get a look at that dame?
-What dame? I was finding something out.
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The track's heavier.
We gotta go lower in gears.
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-Five-eighty?
-That'll do it.
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-Take a look at that chassis.
-Nice-looking gal.
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Hey, some dish.
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-Looking for me, lady?
-Check these wheels.
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Mike. Mike.
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Somebody wants to talk to you.
This is the lady I told you was coming.
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Mike Brannan, Regina Forbes.
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-How do you do?
-How do you do?
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What were you trying to do out there
just now, mow us down?
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Well, I'm sorry. I didn't see you.
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I'll be around when you're through,
Miss Forbes.
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Well, what can we do for you
that hasn't already been done?
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You can give your eyes a rest
and answer a few questions.
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-I thought I'd do a feature on you.
-What's in it for me?
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Nationwide publicity.
It's better than money in the bank.
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Maybe it is to you.
Anything else to offer?
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I suppose you have to be tough
to do this sort of thing.
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You do if you want to win races.
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You mean, somebody's got to lose,
but it isn't going to be you.
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-That's how you used to fight your tank.
-That's how.
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-Isn't that how you got where you are?
-Mike, you wanna take a look at this?
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But where does all this get you?
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Indianapolis again. Big car.
Okay, button it up.
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After Indianapolis, then what?
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Answer that yourself.
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After you've put that column of yours
in every paper it'll go in, then what?
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Well, we're talking about you.
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For instance, what will you do
after the races tonight?
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-What do you suggest?
-Watch it, lady.
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Well, you know what I mean.
This is a tense business.
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Dangerous.
How do you get your mind off it?
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-You've had quite a few crackups.
-Everybody has them.
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But you've had more than your share.
What about the one at Trenton?
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We'll skip that.
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Why skip it? Is that something
you don't wanna talk about?
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Isn't that when the crowd
started hating you?
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-What do they know?
-I don't know, I'm asking you.
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All right, Number 17.
On the track for the main event.
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-Let's get rolling.
-What happened at Trenton?
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-I can't talk now. My race is coming up.
-Let's see what you can do.
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-I'll come back afterwards.
-Suit yourself. I won't be here.
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And in the same row,
on the outside in Car Number 15...
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...that good-looking, fast-moving boy
from Rockaway, Red Jones.
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On the pole, in the fifth row
in Car Number 6...
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...that daredevil from Virginia,
Crackerjack Wally Beeler.
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Also in the fifth row
in Car Number 1...
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...your all-time favorite,
champion Joe Youghal.
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In the last row, on the pole in Number 4,
Dinky Devereaux.
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-How did it go?
-Brannan's quite a guy.
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-Are you through with him?
-No, not yet.
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And in Car Number 17...
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...Mike Brannan.
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Yeah, Brannan, why don't you give up?
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-Get that heap out of there.
-Drop dead, Brannan.
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You ain't got a prayer tonight,
brother.
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There they are, getting them going,
the 12 finest drivers in the east.
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This is your main event.
It's gonna be a hot one.
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The track's fast, the cars are faster
and everybody's all wound up.
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They're coming for a rolling start now.
Fastest cars in the back.
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-Why is that?
-Makes a tougher race.
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Those boys in the back rows
have to drive plenty to win.
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They're keeping nice formation
as they come out of the turn...
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...approaching the starting line.
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Keep your eyes on the green flag.
This may be a start. It is. There they go.
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They're off.
In the first turn, it's Number 15.
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That's Charlie Clint,
he's out in front by a whisker.
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There's Number 17 skinning the fence.
Mike Brannan wide with his foot hard down.
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He's gunning for Sam Kaderian,
Number 38.
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Brannan's moving up fast on the outside
to get him as they come out of the turn.
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It's a duel down the stretch.
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These boys are burning rubber,
giving it everything.
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Sam's a fighting fool in a brush like this
but Brannan's going ahead.
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He can take them one-for-one
or in bunches. There he goes.
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It's gonna take something to hold
that Brannan tonight.
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Look out, he's in trouble.
Look at that slide.
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He's out of it.
He's a driver, Brannan.
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There he goes, right back into the action,
making time again.
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Charlie Clint hanging on to the lead.
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On his tail is Red Jones, Number 54,
and Wick Warren, beating him for second.
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Joe Youghal's coming up through traffic
in Number 1, and 17's after him.
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Everybody's bearing down now.
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Watch Brannan moving up.
He's gunning for Johnny Kenna, Number 15.
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Johnny's not gonna make it easy.
Got his foot on that throttle.
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They're both open into the turn,
broadsiding like mad--
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Wait a minute. Kenna's spinning.
He can't hold that car. He's lost her.
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He's spinning in the infield,
but he's under control.
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-What happened?
-They don't like what Brannan did.
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-Chopped Johnny Kenna off. Spun him out.
-He's going right back.
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Charlie Clint still in front.
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There's Youghal blasting his way up there
with Brannan chasing him.
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You can't miss those white cars.
They're standouts on any track.
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Brannan and Youghal jockeying for position,
looking for a hole, trying to get through.
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Youghal found one. He's moving up on 54,
challenging Red Jones.
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He's gonna take him.
Jonesy can't hold him and there he goes.
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Youghal's moving fast,
Brannan's tagging along.
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Where Youghal goes, he goes too,
only Jonesy's not gonna let him by.
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He's pouring it on. Boy, oh, boy,
what a dogfight. They're all in a heap.
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Youghal, Jonesy, Mike Brannan
and Dinky Devereaux on the outside.
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Brannan's loose. He's gone from 12th
to fifth and challenging for fourth.
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That guy's in a hurry.
He must have a hot date after the race.
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Charlie Clint still leading
and there's Youghal pouring on the coal.
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He's trying to get away,
but Brannan's closing the gap.
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They're both getting up,
Youghal into second.
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Brannan's into third
with everybody after him.
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The race is hot and getting hotter.
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Brannan's in a slide.
Hold it. He held it.
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Good thing he did with that free-for-all.
They're lapping slower cars.
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Brannan's with Youghal, starting
an argument for second. They'll take Clint.
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Youghal on the outside and Brannan's
moving up between him and Clint in 22.
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That rip-roaring son-of-a-gun
from Arizona's led all the way.
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Look at him give it the gun,
riding that white line, holding them off.
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All three in a row
and nobody giving an inch.
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Clint can't stay up there.
It's too hot.
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Youghal and Brannan are moving ahead,
the two side to side.
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Brannan's into the lead by half a wheel.
Now they're starting to lap slower cars.
215
00:12:32,803 --> 00:12:35,135
Youghal is leading,
Mike Brannan is right with him.
216
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In third, Charlie Clint. He's gonna stay there
and cop show money if he can't do better.
217
00:12:39,576 --> 00:12:41,942
On their tails,
Red Jones and Dinky Devereaux...
218
00:12:42,112 --> 00:12:44,080
...are leading the pack, going like crazy.
219
00:12:44,247 --> 00:12:46,511
Anything can happen in this race.
Anybody can win.
220
00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:49,208
Joe Youghal's jumping in the lead
out of that turn.
221
00:12:49,386 --> 00:12:52,651
Everybody's yelling for their favorite driver:
Joe Youghal, Number 1.
222
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Here comes Brannan.
Youghal can't get away from him.
223
00:12:55,459 --> 00:12:57,586
And there's Charlie Clint.
He ain't licked yet.
224
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He's still staying with them.
Brannan is trying to take Youghal.
225
00:13:01,064 --> 00:13:04,124
They're working like mad,
fighting those cars in the turn.
226
00:13:04,301 --> 00:13:07,759
They're battling for the lead.
Brannan, trying to get away but he can't.
227
00:13:07,938 --> 00:13:11,738
Don't let him go, Joe. Hold him, Joe.
Hold him, Joe!
228
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Joe in Number 1
knows every trick.
229
00:13:13,710 --> 00:13:17,168
Every time Brannan tries to grab an inch,
it's Youghal that shuts the gate.
230
00:13:17,347 --> 00:13:19,781
They're tying each other into knots
through the turn.
231
00:13:19,950 --> 00:13:22,612
Look like they're tied together.
This is one for the book.
232
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I don't know
where they get all the power.
233
00:13:25,255 --> 00:13:27,519
-Don't let him, Joe.
-It's still anybody's race.
234
00:13:27,691 --> 00:13:30,023
These boys are hitting the fastest pace
we've seen.
235
00:13:30,193 --> 00:13:32,821
Gonna make it tough to stay in,
but Clint's still trying.
236
00:13:32,996 --> 00:13:35,487
Something's got to give.
They can't keep up this pace.
237
00:13:35,665 --> 00:13:39,123
It's beginning to tell. Brannan's pulling
ahead, Youghal can't hold him.
238
00:13:39,302 --> 00:13:41,566
Youghal ain't giving up.
He's a hard guy to beat.
239
00:13:41,738 --> 00:13:44,172
He's making another bid for it.
It's now or never.
240
00:13:44,341 --> 00:13:47,139
They're coming into the last lap
and Brannan's got the edge.
241
00:13:47,310 --> 00:13:50,302
But it ain't much of an edge.
Youghal's riding with him again.
242
00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,914
He can make it and Brannan knows it.
Race ain't over.
243
00:13:53,083 --> 00:13:55,313
They're lapping Sam Kaderian,
the Number 38.
244
00:13:55,485 --> 00:13:58,943
He's in trouble. Look out,
he's headed for the wall. He hits it!
245
00:13:59,122 --> 00:14:01,181
He bounces across the track.
Lost a wheel.
246
00:14:01,358 --> 00:14:05,795
Only one car can get through. It's Brannan,
going straight ahead. Youghal riding right--
247
00:14:07,998 --> 00:14:11,331
Brannan's all right.
He got away from a three-car crackup.
248
00:14:11,501 --> 00:14:13,435
Here he is. He's the winner.
249
00:14:18,441 --> 00:14:21,001
That was ruthless.
Will they let him get away with it?
250
00:14:21,177 --> 00:14:23,975
-No rule against it.
-Didn't have to ride a guy into a wreck.
251
00:14:24,147 --> 00:14:26,547
But he was in there to win,
so he just kept going.
252
00:14:26,716 --> 00:14:32,279
Winner of the main event,
Number 17, Mike Brannan.
253
00:14:32,455 --> 00:14:37,791
In second place,
in Number 22, Charlie Clint.
254
00:14:37,961 --> 00:14:42,295
Third, Dinky Devereaux.
255
00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:48,733
In that three-car crackup,
Sam Kaderian and Red Jones are unhurt.
256
00:14:48,905 --> 00:14:51,703
No report yet on Joe Youghal.
257
00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:56,301
Well, I guess that winds it up
for tonight, folks.
258
00:15:02,485 --> 00:15:05,045
They're taking their time
picking Youghal up.
259
00:15:17,533 --> 00:15:20,593
-I'm going over to the pits.
-You gonna make something out of this?
260
00:15:20,769 --> 00:15:22,498
I wanna hear what Brannan has to say.
261
00:15:22,671 --> 00:15:24,935
-It was just another crackup.
-Another crackup?
262
00:15:25,107 --> 00:15:27,371
He killed that man
as surely as if he'd shot him.
263
00:15:27,543 --> 00:15:29,943
Now, wait a minute. Listen.
264
00:15:46,262 --> 00:15:47,957
What went on out there?
265
00:15:48,631 --> 00:15:52,692
Oh, a thing like that happens.
It's happened before and it'll happen again.
266
00:15:52,868 --> 00:15:56,326
Did it happen like that at Trenton?
You killed a man there, didn't you?
267
00:15:56,505 --> 00:15:58,837
-A man got killed.
-How did it happen this time?
268
00:15:59,008 --> 00:16:00,407
Well, you saw it. Why ask me?
269
00:16:00,576 --> 00:16:03,136
They say he didn't have room
between the wreck and wall.
270
00:16:03,312 --> 00:16:04,904
They say. Well, maybe they know.
271
00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,538
-I was ahead and I never look back.
-They say you should've given him room.
272
00:16:08,717 --> 00:16:11,845
What do I care what they say?
You've gotta look out for yourself.
273
00:16:12,021 --> 00:16:16,481
If I'd been in Youghal's place, I'd have got
through. He just didn't think fast enough.
274
00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,892
It was him or you,
but it wasn't going to be you.
275
00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:22,690
That's the way you operate, isn't it?
276
00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:27,032
Come on, Gregg, let's go.
277
00:16:43,686 --> 00:16:47,986
He killed a man.
He killed a man and while the--
278
00:16:48,791 --> 00:16:52,625
Yes? Never mind the Barrington stuff.
Hold the entire column.
279
00:16:52,795 --> 00:16:56,094
I told you I'm rushing through another
to take its place.
280
00:16:57,566 --> 00:17:01,696
He killed a man.
He killed a man and while the--
281
00:17:02,037 --> 00:17:04,437
Corpse lay on the blackened grass,
he said:
282
00:17:04,607 --> 00:17:07,804
"In this business,
you've got to look out for yourself."
283
00:17:07,977 --> 00:17:09,638
And then he lit a cigarette.
284
00:17:09,812 --> 00:17:11,040
"He didn't give a hoot.
285
00:17:11,213 --> 00:17:13,807
He said, 'It's happened before
and it'll happen again.'
286
00:17:13,983 --> 00:17:16,816
He was right.
It did happen before, at Trenton.
287
00:17:16,986 --> 00:17:19,853
He killed a man there
and was suspended for reckless driving."
288
00:17:20,022 --> 00:17:21,853
-You can read the rest.
-I've read it.
289
00:17:22,024 --> 00:17:24,515
Her whole column's about you
and the crackup.
290
00:17:24,693 --> 00:17:27,355
This thing can padlock every track,
close us down.
291
00:17:27,529 --> 00:17:29,326
Why? Because of what she says
about me?
292
00:17:29,498 --> 00:17:32,899
What she says about you don't affect us.
I'm getting at something else.
293
00:17:33,068 --> 00:17:35,901
-We're having too many fatal crackups.
-You were in a couple.
294
00:17:36,071 --> 00:17:39,563
Well, don't blame me. If they don't know
what they're doing out there...
295
00:17:39,742 --> 00:17:41,767
...that's tough,
but this is a tough racket.
296
00:17:41,944 --> 00:17:44,276
I don't care who did what
or who's to blame.
297
00:17:44,446 --> 00:17:47,847
The point is if the paper starts saying
that our tracks are dangerous...
298
00:17:48,017 --> 00:17:49,348
...we're out of business.
299
00:17:49,518 --> 00:17:51,577
Oh, so that's what's worrying you.
300
00:17:51,754 --> 00:17:53,881
And all the squawks
since this column came out.
301
00:17:54,056 --> 00:17:57,253
A million phone calls. I had the line
disconnected to shut them up.
302
00:17:57,426 --> 00:17:59,394
Well, you're working around
to something.
303
00:17:59,561 --> 00:18:02,189
-What have you boys figured out?
-Figures only one way.
304
00:18:02,364 --> 00:18:04,958
We've gotta do something
to head off the papers.
305
00:18:05,134 --> 00:18:06,999
We've gotta get rid of you.
306
00:18:09,505 --> 00:18:11,564
-You mean I'm barred?
-It's our only out.
307
00:18:11,740 --> 00:18:16,040
-But that's as good as admitting she's right.
-I know that. I don't like to do this to you.
308
00:18:16,211 --> 00:18:19,442
Losing you is losing money.
But that's the way it's gotta be.
309
00:18:19,615 --> 00:18:22,311
You can see the spot we're in,
can't you?
310
00:18:23,619 --> 00:18:26,645
Sure. Sure. You're scared.
311
00:18:26,822 --> 00:18:29,484
Backing up a dame
who takes her first look at a race...
312
00:18:29,658 --> 00:18:33,492
...and knows enough to tell you and me
and the rest of the world our business.
313
00:18:33,662 --> 00:18:35,857
She says I ought to be barred,
so I'm barred.
314
00:18:36,031 --> 00:18:38,966
She can print anything she thinks
about me and get away with it.
315
00:18:39,134 --> 00:18:41,125
Nobody could print
what I think about her.
316
00:18:41,303 --> 00:18:44,067
And that goes for you too.
There are plenty of other tracks.
317
00:18:44,239 --> 00:18:46,571
Continental's begging me to race.
I don't need you.
318
00:18:46,742 --> 00:18:50,371
Come on, take it easy.
This whole thing's gonna blow over.
319
00:18:59,088 --> 00:19:01,716
What's that name again? Brannan?
320
00:19:01,890 --> 00:19:03,619
Mike Brannan?
321
00:19:03,792 --> 00:19:06,522
I could've used you.
Been glad to. Not now.
322
00:19:06,695 --> 00:19:11,723
All I need is for you to crack somebody up
in one of my tracks, would I be in trouble.
323
00:19:11,900 --> 00:19:15,802
You're a hot potato, Brannan.
You ain't for me. Sorry.
324
00:19:20,109 --> 00:19:21,906
Come on.
325
00:20:10,526 --> 00:20:13,222
Hold it. You're not starting.
326
00:20:14,129 --> 00:20:15,528
Why not? I qualified my car.
327
00:20:15,697 --> 00:20:20,066
Yes, under a name that's not your own.
It's right here in the paper.
328
00:20:28,544 --> 00:20:31,604
If we'd known your real name,
we'd never let you through the gate.
329
00:20:31,780 --> 00:20:34,681
Driver like you can cause a lot of trouble.
330
00:20:34,850 --> 00:20:38,843
-Where is this newspaper office?
-Do you no good to go down there.
331
00:21:01,410 --> 00:21:03,310
You the editor?
332
00:21:04,079 --> 00:21:05,307
Yes.
333
00:21:05,481 --> 00:21:10,544
-Did Regina Forbes tell you to reprint this?
-Nobody tells me what to print.
334
00:21:10,719 --> 00:21:13,552
One of my reporters thought
he recognized you. We checked up.
335
00:21:13,722 --> 00:21:16,020
You'll always be recognized.
You were a hero once.
336
00:21:16,191 --> 00:21:19,627
That column's followed me all over.
Everybody's read it or heard about it.
337
00:21:19,795 --> 00:21:22,559
When I'm flat on my back,
I get myself one chance to race...
338
00:21:22,731 --> 00:21:25,894
...then you come out with it.
What are you trying to do to me?
339
00:21:26,068 --> 00:21:27,797
I was performing a public service...
340
00:21:27,970 --> 00:21:31,371
...just as Miss Forbes did in
drawing attention to you in the beginning.
341
00:21:31,540 --> 00:21:33,906
My concern is the safety
of our local drivers.
342
00:21:34,076 --> 00:21:37,603
Your concern is just the same as hers,
anything for a sensation.
343
00:21:37,779 --> 00:21:41,340
You picked on me for the same reason
she did. Somebody to put on the griddle.
344
00:21:41,517 --> 00:21:44,645
I've fried long enough, and I'm
not gonna be buffaloed any longer...
345
00:21:44,820 --> 00:21:48,756
...by some inky-fingered dame
running around, hollering murder.
346
00:21:48,924 --> 00:21:51,859
When I meet up with her again,
she'll know about it.
347
00:21:53,028 --> 00:21:57,158
Now, take that pencil down from behind
your ear and put this ad your paper.
348
00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,401
For sale. Hot midget racer.
349
00:22:01,770 --> 00:22:05,797
Offie motor. Torsion-bar suspension.
350
00:22:06,375 --> 00:22:09,606
Complete with all spares. Extra wheels.
351
00:22:11,613 --> 00:22:14,639
The talented diva from La Scala
landed in New York yesterday...
352
00:22:14,816 --> 00:22:17,216
...with her new husband, number four.
353
00:22:17,386 --> 00:22:21,083
The first was a baron, the second a duke,
the third a French marquis.
354
00:22:21,256 --> 00:22:25,590
Following this glittering lineup of nobility,
our glamour puss slipped a little.
355
00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:28,662
Husband number four was born
and raised in good old Yonkers.
356
00:22:28,830 --> 00:22:30,422
Congratulations, Mrs. Manny Snitz.
357
00:22:30,599 --> 00:22:33,090
That's the social stuff.
Break there for commercial.
358
00:22:33,268 --> 00:22:36,032
Say, here's a lovely pair. Try those.
359
00:22:36,204 --> 00:22:37,899
Pick up with "Capitol Chit-Chat."
360
00:22:38,073 --> 00:22:42,533
Use that latest item about Senator Brett.
Add this: He's in Hot Springs now.
361
00:22:42,711 --> 00:22:46,169
There's only one man in Washington
who takes more vacations.
362
00:22:50,919 --> 00:22:53,080
-Mr. Barrington is outside.
-Dwight Barrington?
363
00:22:53,255 --> 00:22:55,780
He flew here especially to see you
and is he mad.
364
00:22:55,958 --> 00:22:58,654
I don't wonder, after the way
you've been working him over.
365
00:22:58,827 --> 00:23:01,387
Oh, he'd love to shut me up.
Okay, Janie, bring him in.
366
00:23:01,563 --> 00:23:05,431
-Don't you think I'd better take care of this?
-No, you stand by. I can handle him.
367
00:23:05,601 --> 00:23:07,967
Have your answers ready
and be sure you're right.
368
00:23:08,136 --> 00:23:10,604
Have I missed yet? Okay, Janie.
369
00:23:10,772 --> 00:23:13,206
Here's what you said
about him yesterday:
370
00:23:15,611 --> 00:23:19,445
"More on Barrington. His pension-insurance
scheme cannot and never will pay off.
371
00:23:19,615 --> 00:23:20,912
His bonds are sucker bait.
372
00:23:21,083 --> 00:23:24,416
The capitol he raised has been sunk
in dry oil wells and rainbow dreams.
373
00:23:24,586 --> 00:23:27,350
Nobody has received a dime.
He's out to raise more millions.
374
00:23:27,522 --> 00:23:29,513
Why doesn't the government
look into this?"
375
00:23:29,691 --> 00:23:32,251
Fine, fine.
Now we'll hear what he has to say.
376
00:23:32,427 --> 00:23:35,055
Be sure and take down every word.
377
00:23:36,565 --> 00:23:38,556
How do you do, sir?
378
00:23:40,435 --> 00:23:42,926
-Miss Forbes.
-Mr. Barrington. Something on your mind?
379
00:23:43,105 --> 00:23:44,663
You know what's on my mind.
380
00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:48,173
This campaign of yours against me
in your column and on the air.
381
00:23:48,343 --> 00:23:50,777
I don't know where you get
your misinformation...
382
00:23:50,946 --> 00:23:54,313
...but these damaging statements
have got to stop once and for all.
383
00:23:54,483 --> 00:23:57,577
-Try those with the ribbons.
-What you don't seem to understand...
384
00:23:57,753 --> 00:24:01,746
...is that organizing a nationwide
private-pension structure like this...
385
00:24:01,923 --> 00:24:03,413
...is a big undertaking.
386
00:24:03,592 --> 00:24:07,187
It takes work, planning, time, money.
387
00:24:07,362 --> 00:24:11,128
Your irresponsible gossip
can keep us from raising it.
388
00:24:11,299 --> 00:24:12,561
If you'll leave us alone...
389
00:24:12,734 --> 00:24:15,464
...we can begin making payments
to our pensioners in weeks.
390
00:24:15,637 --> 00:24:18,367
-You promised payments last year.
-I made no such promise.
391
00:24:18,540 --> 00:24:20,974
You did
or others made promises for you.
392
00:24:21,143 --> 00:24:24,840
That's the way you worked it in Wallstab,
isn't it? The Delaware Mudflat deal?
393
00:24:25,013 --> 00:24:27,675
My name was dragged in,
but I was cleared and you know it.
394
00:24:27,849 --> 00:24:31,182
Only you ignore it, just as you ignore
anything that isn't sensational.
395
00:24:31,353 --> 00:24:34,845
-lf there isn't a scandal, you'll create one.
-You think this heel is high?
396
00:24:35,023 --> 00:24:38,515
Prying into things that you don't
understand, making trouble--
397
00:24:38,694 --> 00:24:42,095
I'll keep making trouble
until the government indicts you for fraud.
398
00:24:42,264 --> 00:24:43,390
I have nothing to fear.
399
00:24:43,565 --> 00:24:45,465
Oh, but you have.
You've wasted millions.
400
00:24:45,634 --> 00:24:48,102
Now you're trying to finagle more.
You won't get it.
401
00:24:48,270 --> 00:24:50,238
-And you're going to stop me?
-Yes.
402
00:24:50,405 --> 00:24:54,034
You've gotten away with it for years,
but now the walls are closing in.
403
00:24:54,676 --> 00:24:57,236
It's useless to talk to you.
404
00:24:57,412 --> 00:24:59,676
I thought that if we discussed
this personally...
405
00:24:59,848 --> 00:25:02,681
...I might set you straight.
But I see that that's hopeless.
406
00:25:02,851 --> 00:25:07,720
-But I warn you, if these attacks continue--
-You'll sue me?
407
00:25:07,889 --> 00:25:10,414
You'll see what I'll do.
408
00:25:15,764 --> 00:25:17,925
-That was all bluff.
-He tried to frighten you.
409
00:25:18,100 --> 00:25:21,194
I've got him and he knows it.
Type up those notes. I may use them.
410
00:25:21,369 --> 00:25:22,768
-Anything else?
-New clippings.
411
00:25:22,938 --> 00:25:25,736
Check through them.
I'll try on the rest of these shoes.
412
00:25:25,907 --> 00:25:29,570
Nothing here. I see that you're still
keeping track of that race driver.
413
00:25:29,745 --> 00:25:31,474
I was curious as to what happened.
414
00:25:31,646 --> 00:25:35,173
Last I read, he'd been barred off
some track in Arkansas weeks ago.
415
00:25:35,350 --> 00:25:36,715
He was really on the skids.
416
00:25:36,885 --> 00:25:39,353
-Well, you loved that, didn't you?
-He asked for it.
417
00:25:39,521 --> 00:25:42,115
He was big, tough
and so sure of himself.
418
00:25:42,290 --> 00:25:44,815
It looks as though he's through.
Guess what he's doing.
419
00:25:44,993 --> 00:25:46,984
-Working in a thrill circus.
-Thrill circus?
420
00:25:47,162 --> 00:25:49,995
"And the most daring
of the thrill-drivers is Mike Brannan...
421
00:25:50,165 --> 00:25:52,429
...crack auto-racing driver
and famed ex-Marine."
422
00:25:52,601 --> 00:25:55,434
Here's an ad here too.
"Head-on crash at 60 miles an hour.
423
00:25:55,604 --> 00:25:58,072
Bumper-to-bumper wingovers
at a mile a minute.
424
00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,573
Rocket auto in death-defying climax.
Thrill spectacle of the century."
425
00:26:01,743 --> 00:26:03,734
-Where is this, Gregg?
-You're interested?
426
00:26:03,912 --> 00:26:06,574
Don't be stupid.
The thing's worth a line in the column.
427
00:26:06,748 --> 00:26:08,682
Use it: Ex-villain heads thrill circus.
428
00:26:08,850 --> 00:26:11,842
"Forty cents general admission
and a chance at the door prize."
429
00:26:12,020 --> 00:26:13,851
Imagine risking your neck for that.
430
00:26:14,389 --> 00:26:16,550
He's hit bottom, hasn't he?
431
00:26:16,725 --> 00:26:19,057
How about seeing what's on the wire?
432
00:26:19,227 --> 00:26:20,558
Good.
433
00:26:36,812 --> 00:26:40,475
Ninety, 91, 92...
434
00:26:40,649 --> 00:26:43,675
...93, 94...
435
00:26:44,286 --> 00:26:48,017
...95, 96, 97...
436
00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:53,389
...98, 99, 100.
437
00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:09,204
Here they are, ladies and gentlemen,
the greatest daredevils the world has seen.
438
00:27:09,377 --> 00:27:13,541
Here they come bumper-to-bumper at a mile
a minute and they're not tied together.
439
00:27:13,715 --> 00:27:15,080
Each man is on his own.
440
00:27:15,250 --> 00:27:18,981
And now at 60 miles an hour they're doing
what nobody else would dare do at all.
441
00:27:19,154 --> 00:27:22,419
This is an exhibition
of clockwork timing and supreme skill.
442
00:27:22,591 --> 00:27:26,459
This double-car breakaway over the skis is
something you'll never see anywhere else.
443
00:27:26,628 --> 00:27:29,028
They're warming up
for the big thrills coming later.
444
00:27:29,197 --> 00:27:31,597
Watch them miss by inches
and never scrape a fender.
445
00:27:31,766 --> 00:27:33,597
They didn't have to be taught this one.
446
00:27:33,768 --> 00:27:37,329
They learned how to do it
dodging Sunday drivers.
447
00:27:37,505 --> 00:27:39,097
And now a triple-thrill spectacle.
448
00:27:39,274 --> 00:27:42,732
A human battering ram will attempt
to smack through a flaming wall of fire.
449
00:27:42,911 --> 00:27:46,176
There he is, rushing headfirst
at that blazing mass of fiery timber.
450
00:27:46,348 --> 00:27:49,840
Maybe he can get through, maybe he can't,
but there's no turning back now.
451
00:27:50,018 --> 00:27:51,485
He made it.
452
00:27:51,653 --> 00:27:56,989
And here he comes at breakneck speed
and he'll break his neck if he misses.
453
00:27:57,158 --> 00:28:00,525
Now the greatest exhibition
of precision driving the world has ever seen.
454
00:28:00,695 --> 00:28:04,028
Mile-a-minute speed. It takes
ice-cold nerve and hair-trigger timing.
455
00:28:04,199 --> 00:28:07,168
Performed by that man of many medals,
that famous ex-Marine...
456
00:28:07,335 --> 00:28:10,065
...the greatest auto daredevil of all,
Mike Brannan.
457
00:28:10,238 --> 00:28:12,729
And there he is, ladies and gentlemen.
458
00:28:14,743 --> 00:28:17,075
So far we've only been warming up.
Only warming up.
459
00:28:17,245 --> 00:28:19,645
Here's where the big thrills begin.
460
00:28:19,814 --> 00:28:22,874
Mike Brannan is now giving an exhibition
of hair-trigger balancing.
461
00:28:23,051 --> 00:28:25,849
Driving with one hand,
holding a handkerchief in the other...
462
00:28:26,021 --> 00:28:27,784
...he's keeping the car on two wheels.
463
00:28:28,290 --> 00:28:31,726
Look at that Brannan go.
He's about to attempt a snap roll.
464
00:28:31,893 --> 00:28:34,555
Watch him now. Watch him.
465
00:28:34,729 --> 00:28:38,756
And there he is, back on
all four wheels and driving away.
466
00:28:38,934 --> 00:28:41,994
He's got complete control
of that car all the time.
467
00:28:42,170 --> 00:28:46,072
But you ain't seen nothing yet, folks.
You ain't seen nothing yet.
468
00:28:46,241 --> 00:28:49,233
These feats of skill and daring
get tougher and more dangerous.
469
00:28:49,411 --> 00:28:51,743
He is now about
to attempt the impossible...
470
00:28:51,913 --> 00:28:54,780
...the catapult leap,
85 feet through space, over another car.
471
00:28:54,950 --> 00:28:57,077
He made it.
And here comes a second jump.
472
00:28:57,252 --> 00:29:00,585
Can he do it again? He did.
473
00:29:00,755 --> 00:29:04,122
And now the big event of the evening,
that stupendous super-spectacle...
474
00:29:04,292 --> 00:29:07,784
...the topper of this death-defying program,
the rocket auto...
475
00:29:07,963 --> 00:29:12,195
...driven at breakneck speed through
this solid wall of 20 tons of solid ice...
476
00:29:12,367 --> 00:29:15,063
...built into a barrier
that would baffle a bulldozer.
477
00:29:15,236 --> 00:29:17,295
With dynamite clamped
to the front bumpers...
478
00:29:17,472 --> 00:29:19,667
...Mike Brannan will race
into that wall of ice.
479
00:29:19,874 --> 00:29:22,240
And the dynamite
is set to explode on contact.
480
00:29:22,410 --> 00:29:25,004
Mike Brannan knows the risks,
but he's got the nerve.
481
00:29:25,180 --> 00:29:26,875
All right, light them.
482
00:29:27,482 --> 00:29:29,882
They're lighting the rockets
at the tail of his car.
483
00:29:30,051 --> 00:29:34,147
And there he is, taking off.
Watch him go. He's picking up speed, now.
484
00:29:34,322 --> 00:29:36,654
He'll smash into that wall
going 70 miles an hour.
485
00:29:36,825 --> 00:29:40,192
Can this fearless driver get through alive?
It don't look like it.
486
00:29:40,362 --> 00:29:43,388
But watch it. Watch it.
487
00:29:43,565 --> 00:29:46,193
He made it.
He got through. It's a miracle.
488
00:29:46,368 --> 00:29:49,337
What a guy. And there he is, folks.
489
00:29:49,504 --> 00:29:51,096
Give him a great big hand.
490
00:29:51,272 --> 00:29:54,639
Give him a real hand, folks.
A real big hand.
491
00:29:58,813 --> 00:30:00,542
And that's it for tonight, folks.
492
00:30:00,715 --> 00:30:04,617
Don't forget to come back.
Bring your friends.
493
00:30:14,329 --> 00:30:16,297
How do you get the men
to do these stunts?
494
00:30:16,464 --> 00:30:19,433
-They wanna make a fast buck.
-They must take an awful beating.
495
00:30:19,601 --> 00:30:22,229
Beating, they sure do.
I've done them all myself...
496
00:30:22,404 --> 00:30:25,896
...and I've broken every bone in my body,
including my coccyx.
497
00:30:26,074 --> 00:30:30,306
Looks like I have to start breaking them
again because my star driver quit tonight.
498
00:30:30,478 --> 00:30:32,241
Pardon me, lady. Excuse me.
499
00:30:39,888 --> 00:30:42,948
-See you later, Mike.
-Yeah, sure.
500
00:30:47,028 --> 00:30:51,590
Well, look who's here.
What do you want this time?
501
00:30:51,766 --> 00:30:54,257
I came to see the show.
I've never seen one before.
502
00:30:54,436 --> 00:30:56,666
-Did you see all you wanted?
-I've seen enough.
503
00:30:56,838 --> 00:31:00,330
That's fine,
because that was my last performance.
504
00:31:00,742 --> 00:31:02,972
Don't hurry away, sister.
505
00:31:07,849 --> 00:31:12,081
Been waiting to thank you for that publicity
that was gonna be better than money.
506
00:31:12,253 --> 00:31:13,743
You're welcome. You earned it.
507
00:31:13,922 --> 00:31:17,358
-You doing another column on me?
-You're only worth a couple of lines.
508
00:31:17,525 --> 00:31:20,221
Don't write them.
Been risking my neck with this outfit.
509
00:31:20,395 --> 00:31:22,659
-I hope they pay well.
-A hundred bucks a show.
510
00:31:22,831 --> 00:31:25,823
I've been saving every dime.
I'm gonna drive with the big cars...
511
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,400
...and what you wrote about me
doesn't go with them.
512
00:31:28,570 --> 00:31:32,165
So I'm warning you,
lay off of me in the future.
513
00:31:32,340 --> 00:31:33,637
You're warning me?
514
00:31:33,808 --> 00:31:39,007
You'd better listen to what I'm saying
or I'll knock that smile off your face.
515
00:31:40,014 --> 00:31:41,777
Knock it off.
516
00:31:43,284 --> 00:31:44,979
That's what I'd expect from you.
517
00:31:45,153 --> 00:31:47,417
The guys you run around with
wouldn't do that?
518
00:31:47,589 --> 00:31:49,750
It's time somebody
roughed you up a little.
519
00:31:49,924 --> 00:31:53,382
I can handle you, baby.
You're just another dame to me.
520
00:32:28,796 --> 00:32:31,458
Miss Forbes has been
trying to get hold of you all day.
521
00:32:31,633 --> 00:32:33,032
-Has she?
-Where have you been?
522
00:32:33,201 --> 00:32:36,637
-Is that Gregg?
-You'd better get in there fast.
523
00:32:38,106 --> 00:32:39,437
I wanna talk to you.
524
00:32:39,607 --> 00:32:43,099
Hello, Regina. Something bothering you?
525
00:32:43,278 --> 00:32:45,269
Why did you put in
this blast about Brannan?
526
00:32:45,446 --> 00:32:48,745
-You told me to do an item on him.
-I didn't say to write a book.
527
00:32:48,917 --> 00:32:50,908
-It's just a paragraph.
-It's what's in it.
528
00:32:51,085 --> 00:32:54,452
You sneer at him for being in a thrill circus,
how low can a guy get?
529
00:32:54,622 --> 00:32:57,819
You ask if he's trying to break his own neck
to make up for Trenton.
530
00:32:57,992 --> 00:32:59,926
That's cheap, Gregg. It hurts the column.
531
00:33:00,094 --> 00:33:03,257
We crucified him once. There's no need
to run him into the ground.
532
00:33:03,431 --> 00:33:06,229
Could there be something personal
in this?
533
00:33:06,401 --> 00:33:09,097
Personal? Why, you--
534
00:33:10,471 --> 00:33:11,995
I don't wanna talk to anybody.
535
00:33:12,173 --> 00:33:14,198
I've only seen the man twice in my life.
536
00:33:14,375 --> 00:33:18,641
Twice? Only once, surely, at Newark.
Where'd you see him again?
537
00:33:18,813 --> 00:33:21,976
I meant twice at Newark,
before the race and after.
538
00:33:22,150 --> 00:33:23,310
This is poor reporting.
539
00:33:23,484 --> 00:33:26,715
He's not with Chitwood
and his daredevils anymore.
540
00:33:26,888 --> 00:33:28,856
Where's he gone?
541
00:33:29,724 --> 00:33:31,658
I don't know.
542
00:34:18,006 --> 00:34:21,032
-How many times has this car run?
-Just once. Langhorne.
543
00:34:21,209 --> 00:34:23,609
She finished sixth
on account of a faulty fuel pump.
544
00:34:23,778 --> 00:34:26,042
Bumped out at Indianapolis
last day of qualifying.
545
00:34:26,214 --> 00:34:28,842
Yeah, I know.
That's where I fell in love with her.
546
00:34:29,017 --> 00:34:30,780
I saw your ad. That's why I'm here.
547
00:34:30,952 --> 00:34:34,149
Well, she's a tubular frame,
torsion-bar suspension...
548
00:34:34,322 --> 00:34:39,555
...Norden steering, Rudge hubs,
Conzi quick-change rear end.
549
00:34:39,727 --> 00:34:43,094
And she's got all the latest gadgets.
She's my baby.
550
00:34:43,264 --> 00:34:45,164
Did you ever see a prettier chassis?
551
00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:48,496
No. If she could cook, I'd marry her.
552
00:35:01,449 --> 00:35:02,882
This car was built for me.
553
00:35:04,319 --> 00:35:06,810
Say, didn't you drive
at Indianapolis one time?
554
00:35:06,988 --> 00:35:09,479
Twice. I drove a Miller.
555
00:35:10,725 --> 00:35:13,853
I would like to have this car
for that 100-mile race at Greengrove.
556
00:35:14,028 --> 00:35:17,191
-You could win with her.
-Yeah, that's what I think.
557
00:35:17,365 --> 00:35:20,766
If I bought her, could I do my tuning here?
I've got no place of my own.
558
00:35:20,935 --> 00:35:24,393
-Sure, you can sleep here if you like.
-Would you lend me a pit crew?
559
00:35:24,572 --> 00:35:28,770
I'll do better than that.
I'll go myself. I love this car.
560
00:35:28,943 --> 00:35:31,377
I want to see her win.
561
00:35:32,747 --> 00:35:36,843
Well, I've got $ 7000, cash.
562
00:35:37,018 --> 00:35:38,747
Well, the price is 10.
563
00:35:38,920 --> 00:35:41,787
You take the 7 now
and I'll pay you the rest after Greengrove.
564
00:35:41,956 --> 00:35:43,685
-Suppose you don't win?
-I'll win.
565
00:35:43,858 --> 00:35:47,658
If I don't, you can take back the car
and keep the money I paid you.
566
00:35:47,829 --> 00:35:51,321
I'll give you a fairer deal than that.
I remember your name now.
567
00:35:51,499 --> 00:35:54,332
-Brannan, isn't it?
-That's right. Mike Brannan.
568
00:35:54,502 --> 00:35:57,699
Well, you were driving midgets
for a while.
569
00:35:57,872 --> 00:36:00,033
You got a lot of publicity too,
didn't you?
570
00:36:00,208 --> 00:36:02,699
Yeah, I got some more today.
571
00:36:36,444 --> 00:36:39,641
-I get around, don't I?
-So does that column of yours.
572
00:36:39,814 --> 00:36:41,577
Would you like to hit me again?
573
00:36:41,749 --> 00:36:44,240
-Would it do any good?
-No.
574
00:36:57,465 --> 00:36:59,956
Did you lose something?
575
00:37:00,134 --> 00:37:03,262
-What are you doing here?
-They told me you were walking the track.
576
00:37:03,438 --> 00:37:06,305
-I mean in Illinois?
-I came to see tomorrow's race.
577
00:37:06,474 --> 00:37:09,034
-You've no interest in racing.
-No, but my sponsor has.
578
00:37:09,210 --> 00:37:10,609
-Who's he?
-Magnum Oil.
579
00:37:10,778 --> 00:37:13,178
-Most of the cars are running on it.
-Well, I'm not.
580
00:37:13,347 --> 00:37:17,477
-Look, about that crack in the column--
-Oh, save your breath.
581
00:37:17,652 --> 00:37:20,678
-You're going to listen. l--
-Hold it.
582
00:37:20,855 --> 00:37:23,983
Back up. Go on. Further back.
583
00:37:24,158 --> 00:37:26,353
-I didn't write it.
-It was under your name.
584
00:37:26,527 --> 00:37:29,894
-It got in without my seeing it.
-Further back. Hold it.
585
00:37:30,598 --> 00:37:33,999
-I'll bet. Now, come this way.
-I don't get this.
586
00:37:34,168 --> 00:37:37,228
Never mind. Just keep moving. Come on.
587
00:37:37,405 --> 00:37:39,839
Well, yeah, but what are you doing?
588
00:37:40,007 --> 00:37:43,135
Look at your heels sink in there.
Doesn't that tell you something?
589
00:37:43,311 --> 00:37:46,838
-It tells me I'm ruining a good pair of shoes.
-Well, you can afford them.
590
00:37:47,014 --> 00:37:51,212
Look at that soft spot
just where I'll be gunning into the turn.
591
00:37:51,819 --> 00:37:54,515
That's what I'm doing,
looking for soft spots.
592
00:37:55,189 --> 00:37:59,523
Figuring where the sun will be
and where the wind will hit me.
593
00:37:59,694 --> 00:38:01,025
Well, this is okay.
594
00:38:01,195 --> 00:38:04,892
I'll stay close to the rail. Give me six feet
and I can get through anywhere.
595
00:38:05,066 --> 00:38:07,557
And without dynamite
on your bumper, huh?
596
00:38:07,735 --> 00:38:10,226
If you've said all you came to say,
why don't you go?
597
00:38:10,404 --> 00:38:14,067
-This is a mile track. I'm not halfway yet.
-Go ahead. I'm not stopping you.
598
00:38:14,242 --> 00:38:17,302
If you wanna get in some guy's hair,
go find someone else.
599
00:38:17,478 --> 00:38:19,446
Yeah, but I like being in yours.
600
00:38:22,617 --> 00:38:25,677
-What's the matter?
-lf you can spare me, I'll go back.
601
00:38:26,387 --> 00:38:28,321
I broke a heel.
602
00:38:32,293 --> 00:38:33,590
You'll ruin your socks.
603
00:38:46,807 --> 00:38:48,536
Come here.
604
00:38:51,879 --> 00:38:54,211
All the soft spots aren't on the track.
605
00:38:54,382 --> 00:38:57,442
Well, you keep your mind
on the ones that are.
606
00:39:03,958 --> 00:39:06,483
What are your chances tomorrow?
607
00:39:07,828 --> 00:39:09,853
Skip tomorrow.
Where do you go after that?
608
00:39:10,031 --> 00:39:12,864
-Springfield.
-Where after Springfield?
609
00:39:13,868 --> 00:39:17,065
You're just trying to keep my mind
on the race, aren't you?
610
00:39:17,905 --> 00:39:20,965
Well, after that,
it's the Indiana Fairgrounds...
611
00:39:21,142 --> 00:39:25,340
...Milwaukee, Salem,
and the season closes at Syracuse.
612
00:39:25,513 --> 00:39:27,674
That's when I break training.
613
00:39:28,215 --> 00:39:30,115
Wanna make a date?
614
00:39:34,055 --> 00:39:36,546
You figure everything, don't you?
615
00:39:36,924 --> 00:39:39,017
Everything.
616
00:39:53,708 --> 00:39:54,697
Goodbye.
617
00:40:06,487 --> 00:40:09,149
The pace car is bringing them around
in the parade lap...
618
00:40:09,323 --> 00:40:12,292
...coming through the turn,
for that 90-mile-an-hour start.
619
00:40:12,460 --> 00:40:14,758
Eighteen of them all tuned up
and raring to go.
620
00:40:14,929 --> 00:40:16,556
They're crowding the pace car.
621
00:40:16,731 --> 00:40:19,359
These leadfoots can't wait.
And there they go.
622
00:40:19,533 --> 00:40:22,730
Mashing down on those throttles,
it's a dogfight right from the gun.
623
00:40:22,903 --> 00:40:25,428
Every man for himself
as they jockey that first turn.
624
00:40:25,606 --> 00:40:29,804
There's Number 17 going up on the inside.
Mike Brannan pouring it on. He's moving up.
625
00:40:29,977 --> 00:40:33,344
Chuck Leighton in Number 19 shaking
loose, going up with the front men.
626
00:40:33,514 --> 00:40:35,607
And the battle for first place is really on.
627
00:40:35,783 --> 00:40:39,412
They're jamming into the backstretch.
It's Leighton, Brannan, and number 54...
628
00:40:39,587 --> 00:40:42,021
...setting the pace
and the rest howling after them.
629
00:40:42,189 --> 00:40:44,851
They're still sorting themselves
out down the backstretch.
630
00:40:45,026 --> 00:40:48,723
Going in the turn, it's Leighton
taking his Cannonball Special into the lead.
631
00:40:48,896 --> 00:40:51,694
Coming through wide open,
grabbing inches where they can.
632
00:40:51,866 --> 00:40:54,198
These boys ain't fooling.
They really mean it.
633
00:40:54,368 --> 00:40:57,929
Making the fur fly from the start,
all of them buttoned down and barreling.
634
00:40:58,139 --> 00:41:03,236
Chuck Leighton, Johnny Probeck in 54,
Brannan in 17, Duane Carter in 98.
635
00:41:03,411 --> 00:41:06,642
Then it's 14, 22, 27
as they come past the grandstand.
636
00:41:06,814 --> 00:41:10,545
But they're swapping places all the time.
Brannan's gained on Johnny Probeck.
637
00:41:10,718 --> 00:41:12,709
He's taking 17 into second spot.
638
00:41:12,887 --> 00:41:15,856
Nope, there's Bob Sweiker
coming up in number 14.
639
00:41:16,023 --> 00:41:18,150
He's trying to go by Brannan
on the outside.
640
00:41:18,325 --> 00:41:20,350
He can't quite make it.
He's falling away.
641
00:41:20,528 --> 00:41:24,328
And it's Johnny Probeck going into the lead
with that new Walker Special.
642
00:41:24,498 --> 00:41:27,262
Mike Brannan grabs second place,
not a half a length behind.
643
00:41:27,435 --> 00:41:29,960
This is gonna be a high-speed brawl
all the way, folks.
644
00:41:30,137 --> 00:41:33,595
Everybody's rolling. Anybody wants
to stay in front, he's gotta go.
645
00:41:33,774 --> 00:41:37,141
Probeck's got the lead, but Brannan's
liable to move him over anytime.
646
00:41:37,311 --> 00:41:39,779
He's got three red-hot chauffeurs
on his tail.
647
00:41:39,947 --> 00:41:42,916
-They're jamming in there behind Brannan.
-He's pretty good.
648
00:41:43,084 --> 00:41:46,019
-He's good if he can stay up there.
-He's up there now.
649
00:41:46,587 --> 00:41:49,420
You know, I'm just beginning
to figure out why we're here.
650
00:41:49,590 --> 00:41:51,717
-Our sponsor invited us, remember?
-Of course.
651
00:41:51,892 --> 00:41:54,360
And you had no idea Brannan
was racing today.
652
00:41:54,528 --> 00:41:57,497
-You know this Brannan, don't you?
-I met him once back east.
653
00:41:57,665 --> 00:42:00,998
He's quite a driver. He's practically
the only one not using Magnum Oil.
654
00:42:01,168 --> 00:42:03,363
It'd murder me if he won.
655
00:42:03,537 --> 00:42:07,837
Johnny Probeck's still in the lead at the end
of the fastest 40 laps ever on this track.
656
00:42:08,008 --> 00:42:11,910
Ninety-seven-point-three miles per hour
and the speed is still going up.
657
00:42:12,079 --> 00:42:15,071
It's Car Number 22 in second.
No, no, he isn't.
658
00:42:15,249 --> 00:42:16,682
There's that Brannan again.
659
00:42:16,851 --> 00:42:19,979
He's gonna make it hot for Probeck in 54.
They're close.
660
00:42:20,154 --> 00:42:22,645
There's nothing between them now
except a little dust.
661
00:42:22,823 --> 00:42:26,088
Anything can happen when cars
are traveling at this terrific pace.
662
00:42:26,260 --> 00:42:27,784
They're really bunched in there.
663
00:42:27,962 --> 00:42:30,522
Brannan's trying to shake the pack
in the west turn.
664
00:42:30,698 --> 00:42:32,359
He wants to get out ahead of 54.
665
00:42:32,533 --> 00:42:35,161
Brannan's sparking the race,
egging Probeck on...
666
00:42:35,336 --> 00:42:37,327
...making the boys hustle
to stay with him.
667
00:42:37,505 --> 00:42:39,769
He's bearing down now
and moving up on 54.
668
00:42:39,940 --> 00:42:43,967
The track's getting plenty cut up out there.
They're blasting through a lot of dust.
669
00:42:44,145 --> 00:42:47,603
-Brannan will take him this lap.
-Looks like he doesn't need Magnum Oil.
670
00:42:47,782 --> 00:42:51,411
Probeck's out in front, but coming through
the west turn, Brannan's closed up.
671
00:42:51,585 --> 00:42:53,746
He's slowing up.
He seems to be in trouble.
672
00:42:53,921 --> 00:42:56,685
Chuck Leighton and Number 14
both going ahead of him now.
673
00:42:56,857 --> 00:42:59,257
He's slowed right down.
That motor don't sound good.
674
00:42:59,426 --> 00:43:02,554
Something would have to give
at the pace those boys have been going.
675
00:43:02,730 --> 00:43:05,665
It's tough luck.
Just when he was ready to grab that lead.
676
00:43:05,833 --> 00:43:08,529
But his pit crew's all set.
They're ready for him.
677
00:43:08,702 --> 00:43:12,297
They're swarming over that car,
changing plugs and both rear wheels.
678
00:43:12,473 --> 00:43:15,704
They're working every second.
No waste motion anywhere.
679
00:43:15,876 --> 00:43:18,367
Every man knows what he's got to do
and he's doing it.
680
00:43:18,546 --> 00:43:22,004
But Brannan is as cool as a cucumber
in there. They all are.
681
00:43:22,183 --> 00:43:25,744
But they're under terrific tension,
with cars screaming by all the time...
682
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:27,945
...leaving him further and further behind.
683
00:43:28,122 --> 00:43:30,590
A stop like this can kill
a man's chances in a race.
684
00:43:30,758 --> 00:43:33,886
Those mechanics are throwing themselves
out of joint to get him out.
685
00:43:34,061 --> 00:43:37,861
He's been in there now 15 seconds.
That's a lot of time in a race like this.
686
00:43:38,032 --> 00:43:40,660
I'm gonna start burning rubber
when I get out there.
687
00:43:40,835 --> 00:43:43,065
Half a lap ahead of him. There they go.
688
00:43:43,237 --> 00:43:45,535
Come on. Come on.
Shake it up. Get me going.
689
00:43:45,706 --> 00:43:49,073
-Jim Davies is now second.
-Hit the button.
690
00:43:49,476 --> 00:43:51,637
--both fighting it out for fourth spot.
691
00:43:51,812 --> 00:43:55,009
I've gotta get in the money to pay
for this car. Let's go. Let's go.
692
00:43:55,182 --> 00:43:58,049
He's been in for 30 seconds.
They're slamming on that wheel.
693
00:43:58,219 --> 00:44:01,711
He'll be away any moment.
There he goes.
694
00:44:05,259 --> 00:44:07,124
Powersliding and his tail wagging.
695
00:44:07,294 --> 00:44:10,661
That fast-moving pit crew of his
changed two plugs, both rear wheels...
696
00:44:10,831 --> 00:44:14,164
...slapped him on the back
and got him out again in 36 seconds.
697
00:44:14,335 --> 00:44:17,566
-He's almost a lap behind now.
-Brannan will never catch those babies.
698
00:44:17,738 --> 00:44:19,797
Now, isn't that too bad?
699
00:44:19,974 --> 00:44:21,874
Give me a cigarette.
700
00:44:22,042 --> 00:44:25,876
Now, the front spots are still the same,
54, 22 and 27.
701
00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:29,477
It's a cinch for one to win.
Looks like Brannan's got other ideas.
702
00:44:29,650 --> 00:44:31,550
He's going like a loose bullet out there.
703
00:44:31,719 --> 00:44:35,849
He's caught one of the tail runners already,
Number 9. Brannan's there and pinching.
704
00:44:36,023 --> 00:44:37,513
He's out there alone.
705
00:44:37,691 --> 00:44:40,785
He's got the track all to himself now
and he's chasing everybody.
706
00:44:40,961 --> 00:44:43,156
Look at him go.
The leaders haven't changed.
707
00:44:43,330 --> 00:44:47,323
It's Probeck, Davies and Ben Freiden.
But it's Brannan who's making this race.
708
00:44:47,501 --> 00:44:51,164
They said nobody could make a pit stop
in a 100-mile race such as he did...
709
00:44:51,338 --> 00:44:54,774
...and have a chance at winning it,
but Brannan doesn't know how to quit.
710
00:44:54,942 --> 00:44:59,538
He's back in there, driving like a wild man.
His last 10 laps were a track record.
711
00:44:59,713 --> 00:45:03,706
He's after them. If he's got enough laps
to do it in, he can still win.
712
00:45:03,884 --> 00:45:07,251
His record-breaking speed over
those last 10 laps was 98.4 miles an hour.
713
00:45:07,421 --> 00:45:11,551
-He's terrific. Has he got a chance?
-He hasn't got a prayer.
714
00:45:14,228 --> 00:45:15,957
My hope is she holds together.
715
00:45:16,130 --> 00:45:19,691
Watch it. Watch it. There's a crackup.
Is Brannan in it? No, no, he made it.
716
00:45:19,867 --> 00:45:23,325
He's driving right on through.
That was Kasso and Gorlan in that spill.
717
00:45:23,504 --> 00:45:26,029
It looked bad for a minute,
but they're both okay.
718
00:45:26,206 --> 00:45:27,673
They're out waving to the crowd.
719
00:45:27,841 --> 00:45:31,106
Now, over in the backstretch,
Brannan's taking cars one at a time.
720
00:45:31,278 --> 00:45:34,509
If he can keep up this blistering pace,
he'll hit that pay dirt.
721
00:45:34,682 --> 00:45:37,310
And now, coming into the west turn,
it's Probeck in 54...
722
00:45:37,484 --> 00:45:40,453
...then Jim Davies, Hoot Mailer
and here comes Brannan...
723
00:45:40,621 --> 00:45:42,953
...riding into fifth place
as they hit the stretch.
724
00:45:43,123 --> 00:45:46,559
They've put out a signal at Brannan's pit
telling him how many laps to go.
725
00:45:46,727 --> 00:45:50,254
Nine laps. And in the stretch--
There, he's catching Hoot Mailer in 34.
726
00:45:50,431 --> 00:45:52,296
Boy, he's standing on that throttle now.
727
00:45:52,466 --> 00:45:55,629
If his motor can take that beating,
he'll be up with Probeck yet.
728
00:45:55,803 --> 00:45:57,828
They're all barreling through that turn.
729
00:45:58,005 --> 00:46:01,304
Watch it. Mailer's spinning. It's close.
Somebody's gonna hit him.
730
00:46:01,475 --> 00:46:03,875
There's Brannan coming up.
He made it on the inside.
731
00:46:04,044 --> 00:46:05,773
That puts him in fourth place.
732
00:46:05,946 --> 00:46:08,005
What a driver.
There's a boy who can stop...
733
00:46:08,182 --> 00:46:10,742
...change plugs, polish his goggles,
spit in your eye...
734
00:46:10,918 --> 00:46:12,681
...and get up
with only two laps to go.
735
00:46:12,853 --> 00:46:15,617
But distance is running out on him.
Speed is everything now.
736
00:46:15,789 --> 00:46:17,814
And he's catching Jim Davies in 22.
737
00:46:17,992 --> 00:46:20,324
If he gets by, he's in third.
He's gonna do it.
738
00:46:20,494 --> 00:46:22,621
He made it.
He's hotter than a firecracker.
739
00:46:22,796 --> 00:46:25,492
He's up there, he's third,
but the laps are running out.
740
00:46:25,666 --> 00:46:29,397
He's the fastest thing on the track now
and the whole crowd's with him.
741
00:46:29,570 --> 00:46:32,801
There he goes after the guy in second spot,
that's Ben Freiden in 27.
742
00:46:32,973 --> 00:46:35,464
Brannan's bearing down
going into the east turn there.
743
00:46:35,642 --> 00:46:36,973
He's closing up the distance.
744
00:46:37,144 --> 00:46:40,636
Freiden's a tough man to get around,
but he's taking Freiden on the outside.
745
00:46:40,814 --> 00:46:43,305
He's passing. He's got him.
He's grabbed second place.
746
00:46:43,484 --> 00:46:45,611
Look at him go. He's showing them.
747
00:46:45,786 --> 00:46:47,686
You're putting on quite a show yourself.
748
00:46:47,855 --> 00:46:49,982
He's gotta fight heavy traffic
to get at him.
749
00:46:50,157 --> 00:46:52,387
There's less than a lap to go.
Can he make it?
750
00:46:52,559 --> 00:46:55,528
Can he get there in time?
He's closing in along the backstretch.
751
00:46:55,696 --> 00:46:57,425
They're both lapping the slower cars.
752
00:46:57,598 --> 00:47:00,294
Everybody's getting out of their way,
giving them room.
753
00:47:00,467 --> 00:47:02,059
It's gonna be a very close thing.
754
00:47:02,236 --> 00:47:05,137
They're coming through the west turn now
and heading for home.
755
00:47:05,305 --> 00:47:08,274
And it isn't over yet. Here they are.
Probeck's still ahead.
756
00:47:08,442 --> 00:47:10,706
Brannan's trying,
but he can't quite get up there.
757
00:47:10,878 --> 00:47:13,108
And Probeck's the winner!
758
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:16,681
That's tough on Brannan.
One more lap and he would have had it.
759
00:47:16,950 --> 00:47:19,180
Ben Freiden is third.
Jim Davies in 22, fourth.
760
00:47:19,353 --> 00:47:21,913
-Well, that's it.
-Johnny's our boy. Wanna meet him?
761
00:47:22,089 --> 00:47:24,284
She doesn't like race drivers.
762
00:47:26,460 --> 00:47:28,121
And there you have it, folks.
763
00:47:28,295 --> 00:47:32,197
Thanks for coming,
and drive carefully going home.
764
00:47:33,200 --> 00:47:35,259
-Swell job, Brannan.
-You should've had it.
765
00:47:35,436 --> 00:47:38,098
Hey, man,
what a ride you gave this baby.
766
00:47:38,272 --> 00:47:41,764
I thought you had it in the bag.
What happened that last lap?
767
00:47:41,942 --> 00:47:43,807
Second-place money doesn't hurt,
does it?
768
00:47:43,977 --> 00:47:45,945
Maybe it's just as well
you didn't win.
769
00:47:46,113 --> 00:47:48,741
The fast boys would've been laying for you
next time out.
770
00:47:48,916 --> 00:47:51,578
And the big purses come later,
don't they?
771
00:47:51,885 --> 00:47:54,012
You talk too much.
772
00:48:28,822 --> 00:48:30,881
The blond on the end
in the Debrett show...
773
00:48:31,058 --> 00:48:34,186
...caught a fast lane out of town
with a well-known coffee king.
774
00:48:34,361 --> 00:48:37,228
Now his wife's really got grounds.
775
00:48:38,866 --> 00:48:40,857
"The very rich, very social...
776
00:48:41,034 --> 00:48:43,662
...and not too young
Mrs. Theodore Crampton Coburg...
777
00:48:43,837 --> 00:48:46,203
...who just gave birth
amidst much fanfare...
778
00:48:46,373 --> 00:48:48,967
...had a $20,000 layette,
five doctors in attendance...
779
00:48:49,143 --> 00:48:51,873
...and members of the press waiting
with baited breath.
780
00:48:52,045 --> 00:48:55,242
The baby is quite normal after all.
It only had one head."
781
00:48:58,018 --> 00:49:00,714
Now to bring you up-to-date
on our old friend, Barrington.
782
00:49:00,888 --> 00:49:02,048
Get me long distance.
783
00:49:02,422 --> 00:49:05,084
"He was indicted yesterday
on 14 counts of fraud.
784
00:49:05,259 --> 00:49:07,591
His gold-plated battery
of high-pressure lawyers...
785
00:49:07,761 --> 00:49:11,754
...have sprung him under $ 100,000 bail,
but his freedom is only temporary.
786
00:49:11,932 --> 00:49:16,232
Today they warned him he'll be lucky
if they can get him off with 25 years.
787
00:49:16,403 --> 00:49:18,166
You've got away with it before...
788
00:49:18,338 --> 00:49:20,738
...but you can't Sing Sing your way
out of this one.
789
00:49:20,908 --> 00:49:24,810
And to all men, never forget,
the sweet things you don't say to her...
790
00:49:24,978 --> 00:49:27,446
...will be said by someone else.
Good night."
791
00:49:27,614 --> 00:49:30,708
"Listen to Regina Forbes every week,
same time, same station.
792
00:49:30,884 --> 00:49:33,148
And remember,
there's no oil like Magnum Oil...
793
00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:36,221
...the oil that's easy on your engine."
794
00:49:36,390 --> 00:49:37,618
We're off.
795
00:49:40,127 --> 00:49:43,187
-We ran long. Did I come over all right?
-You're always wonderful.
796
00:49:43,363 --> 00:49:46,594
-There's a long-distance call for you.
-Can't you take care of it?
797
00:49:47,167 --> 00:49:50,068
I will if you like. It's Mike Brannan.
798
00:49:56,176 --> 00:49:58,804
Hello? Yes, it is.
799
00:50:03,250 --> 00:50:06,117
You won again today, didn't you?
Congratulations.
800
00:50:06,286 --> 00:50:08,777
Thanks. That winds up the season.
801
00:50:08,956 --> 00:50:10,719
Haven't we got a date now?
802
00:50:10,891 --> 00:50:14,292
If we have, I'll come to New York.
If not, I'll go on to Toledo.
803
00:50:16,930 --> 00:50:18,693
I wouldn't go to Toledo.
804
00:50:19,499 --> 00:50:22,957
Shall we make it tomorrow night at 8?
I'll pick you up.
805
00:50:23,136 --> 00:50:24,467
How do I find your apartment?
806
00:50:25,906 --> 00:50:27,567
Why don't you try the phone book?
807
00:50:27,741 --> 00:50:30,938
Nice to hear from you again. Goodbye.
808
00:50:33,680 --> 00:50:37,172
-That sounded like a neat brushoff.
-Yes.
809
00:50:37,351 --> 00:50:39,751
I thought I did very well.
810
00:52:01,768 --> 00:52:03,463
Thanks.
811
00:52:08,375 --> 00:52:10,309
How many times have I seen you?
812
00:52:10,477 --> 00:52:13,605
Oh, three or four, I don't know.
813
00:52:13,780 --> 00:52:15,680
You look better each time.
814
00:52:15,849 --> 00:52:17,783
You do too.
815
00:52:25,959 --> 00:52:28,792
-What was that for?
-I just wanted to do it.
816
00:52:31,998 --> 00:52:33,465
You're quite a guy, aren't you?
817
00:52:59,960 --> 00:53:01,985
There's nobody like you.
818
00:53:02,162 --> 00:53:03,561
What do you mean by that?
819
00:53:03,730 --> 00:53:05,994
Oh, you're not just any dame.
820
00:53:06,166 --> 00:53:09,897
-Did you think I was?
-Sure. I told you, remember?
821
00:53:10,070 --> 00:53:12,834
Most dames, you're out for a few laughs,
a couple of drinks.
822
00:53:13,006 --> 00:53:15,406
Spend a little time with them
and then forget them.
823
00:53:15,575 --> 00:53:17,907
Doesn't work that way with you.
824
00:53:18,111 --> 00:53:19,339
Doesn't it?
825
00:53:19,513 --> 00:53:22,311
Stick around you long enough
and something could happen.
826
00:53:23,016 --> 00:53:25,041
It happened a long time ago, Mike.
827
00:53:25,218 --> 00:53:28,449
-You know that as well as I do.
-I know it.
828
00:53:29,423 --> 00:53:32,119
I beg your pardon, Miss Forbes,
your office is on the line.
829
00:53:32,292 --> 00:53:34,817
I don't wanna talk to them now.
Thank you.
830
00:53:35,195 --> 00:53:36,822
Oh, that might be important.
831
00:53:36,997 --> 00:53:38,692
It can't be as important as this.
832
00:53:40,066 --> 00:53:42,796
You mean I'm important to you?
833
00:53:43,203 --> 00:53:44,864
More than you know.
834
00:53:46,673 --> 00:53:48,766
Oh, but you've got a big job, baby.
835
00:53:48,942 --> 00:53:51,137
A wonderful way of living.
You're somebody.
836
00:53:51,845 --> 00:53:53,574
Mike, don't you know?
837
00:53:53,747 --> 00:53:56,307
You're nobody until somebody loves you.
838
00:53:58,018 --> 00:53:59,952
I know it now.
839
00:54:01,922 --> 00:54:05,449
-I never thought about that before.
-I hadn't either.
840
00:54:05,826 --> 00:54:08,989
We don't, you know.
Not people like you and me.
841
00:54:09,930 --> 00:54:12,364
We're alike in a lot of ways.
842
00:54:13,233 --> 00:54:15,064
But not in others.
843
00:54:15,235 --> 00:54:17,328
Well, that's what makes it good.
844
00:54:17,871 --> 00:54:20,271
Maybe it can keep us apart.
845
00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:48,158
You know...
846
00:54:48,635 --> 00:54:51,570
...there are some things about you
I can't figure.
847
00:54:51,738 --> 00:54:53,831
One has always bothered me.
848
00:54:54,007 --> 00:54:57,170
-Yeah? What's that?
-You won't like it.
849
00:54:57,344 --> 00:54:59,437
It's something you said that night
at Newark:
850
00:54:59,613 --> 00:55:03,447
"It's happened before,
it will happen again."
851
00:55:06,086 --> 00:55:08,384
You still believe I killed that guy,
don't you?
852
00:55:08,555 --> 00:55:10,113
I didn't say that.
853
00:55:10,290 --> 00:55:13,623
Of course not, but it's on your mind.
It keeps coming up.
854
00:55:15,328 --> 00:55:19,355
Where you're concerned, I'll always be
like a man acquitted of murder.
855
00:55:19,633 --> 00:55:22,067
You look at him and you wonder...
856
00:55:22,235 --> 00:55:24,203
...did he or didn't he?
857
00:55:24,371 --> 00:55:26,965
You can never be sure, absolutely sure.
858
00:55:27,140 --> 00:55:30,166
I'd be sure if it never happened again.
859
00:55:30,777 --> 00:55:34,178
If it happened again,
I'd do the same thing again.
860
00:55:34,347 --> 00:55:38,340
-You'd deliberately ride a man into a wreck?
-That's what you believe I did, isn't it?
861
00:55:38,518 --> 00:55:41,919
It isn't what I believe, it's what I saw.
It's what you did.
862
00:55:42,088 --> 00:55:45,785
What do you want me to do,
kill myself to please you?
863
00:55:47,060 --> 00:55:52,896
Well, now you see the thing
that can keep us apart.
864
00:55:55,035 --> 00:55:57,128
Yes, you thought I was a heel.
865
00:55:57,304 --> 00:56:00,933
Well, give it time.
Maybe I'll prove you're right.
866
00:56:01,107 --> 00:56:03,803
You should have gone to Toledo.
867
00:56:04,110 --> 00:56:06,476
I couldn't stay away from you.
868
00:56:06,680 --> 00:56:09,547
Miss Forbes, your office is on the line again.
It's Mr. Gregg.
869
00:56:09,716 --> 00:56:11,240
I'll take it now.
870
00:56:13,620 --> 00:56:15,281
Yes, Gregg?
871
00:56:16,723 --> 00:56:19,556
I'll be right over. Thank you.
872
00:56:20,193 --> 00:56:23,253
I have to go back to the office.
Something I have to take care of.
873
00:56:23,430 --> 00:56:27,560
I'm sorry, but maybe it's just as well.
874
00:56:27,934 --> 00:56:30,732
-I'll take you. Check, please.
-Yes, sir.
875
00:56:31,037 --> 00:56:33,505
Could we say goodbye here?
876
00:56:33,673 --> 00:56:35,163
Sure.
877
00:56:38,878 --> 00:56:41,711
Mike, it looks like
everything stops right here.
878
00:56:42,048 --> 00:56:43,743
Some things don't stop so easy.
879
00:56:47,420 --> 00:56:49,388
Don't ever forget...
880
00:56:50,357 --> 00:56:52,552
...you're still quite a guy.
881
00:56:56,463 --> 00:56:57,862
Goodbye.
882
00:57:06,072 --> 00:57:08,870
You couldn't have
taken care of this yourself, I suppose?
883
00:57:09,042 --> 00:57:10,634
I don't okay the column anymore...
884
00:57:10,810 --> 00:57:13,836
...not since that blow-off
about your boyfriend. Your own orders.
885
00:57:14,014 --> 00:57:16,380
Oh, did the two of you
have a pleasant evening?
886
00:57:16,549 --> 00:57:18,380
You told me there was nothing in that.
887
00:57:18,551 --> 00:57:20,815
I don't think that's
any business of yours.
888
00:57:20,987 --> 00:57:24,923
I think it is. Anything that interferes
with the column is my business.
889
00:57:26,393 --> 00:57:30,693
Ask the City Room to send up a copy boy
right away, please. Thank you.
890
00:57:30,864 --> 00:57:33,833
You know, I've been watching
all this adolescent by-play...
891
00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:36,833
...this double talk on the telephone.
Cheering him on.
892
00:57:37,003 --> 00:57:39,904
So I cheered, who wouldn't?
He deserved it after what I did.
893
00:57:40,073 --> 00:57:43,372
You did nothing to him.
You called him a killer, exactly what he is.
894
00:57:43,543 --> 00:57:47,639
He had to be to drive a tank,
to do the things he got medals for doing.
895
00:57:47,814 --> 00:57:50,681
Oh, I wouldn't bring up his war record
if I were you.
896
00:57:52,018 --> 00:57:54,646
That man has to have
an extra dose of viciousness in him.
897
00:57:54,821 --> 00:57:57,847
-It comes over him in a race.
-That's guts, not viciousness.
898
00:57:58,024 --> 00:58:00,720
It's more than that.
He was involved in two fatal crackups.
899
00:58:00,894 --> 00:58:03,454
Be a third and fourth
if he doesn't kill himself.
900
00:58:03,630 --> 00:58:06,531
There's a deadly instinct in him.
Kill or be killed. Him or me.
901
00:58:06,700 --> 00:58:08,964
Win. A man like that
doesn't realize it's in him.
902
00:58:09,135 --> 00:58:11,899
-A man can change.
-He can't change. He'll never change.
903
00:58:12,072 --> 00:58:15,166
And if you have any idea
you can change him, forget it.
904
00:58:15,341 --> 00:58:17,434
Stay away from him, Reggie.
905
00:58:18,645 --> 00:58:22,581
That will be easy. He's on his way to Toledo
getting his car ready for Indianapolis.
906
00:58:22,749 --> 00:58:25,582
Indianapolis? He'll go all out to win.
907
00:58:25,752 --> 00:58:28,516
There's where you'll see
what I've been trying to tell you.
908
00:58:30,623 --> 00:58:31,954
I won't see anything.
909
00:58:32,125 --> 00:58:34,286
I don't plan on being there.
910
01:00:06,519 --> 01:00:11,047
This is Ted Husing bringing you the fifth day
of the qualifying trials here at Indianapolis.
911
01:00:11,224 --> 01:00:15,456
Sixty-eight cars entered for the famous
500-mile classic on Decoration Day...
912
01:00:15,628 --> 01:00:18,392
...but only the 33 fastest cars can start.
913
01:00:18,565 --> 01:00:22,558
Tomorrow is the last day of qualifying
and everything is at high pitch here.
914
01:00:22,735 --> 01:00:25,431
Everybody is under tension.
But the weather's pretty bad.
915
01:00:25,605 --> 01:00:28,301
Storm clouds have blown up
and I think it's going to rain.
916
01:00:28,474 --> 01:00:30,567
That'll end the qualifying trials
for the day.
917
01:00:30,743 --> 01:00:35,180
On the track, Neuhouser is on his last lap,
burning up the track at 129 miles per hour.
918
01:00:35,348 --> 01:00:39,011
And here he is, finishing very fast.
Thunderclouds over north look very mean.
919
01:00:39,185 --> 01:00:41,210
-Any messages?
-They're on the desk.
920
01:00:41,387 --> 01:00:43,150
And another car waiting to go out.
921
01:00:43,323 --> 01:00:46,224
The Brannan Special, Number 17,
driven by Mike Brannan.
922
01:00:46,392 --> 01:00:49,190
Officials are warning
if he doesn't get on the track now...
923
01:00:49,362 --> 01:00:53,093
...rain will stop him going out at all.
He's stalling. Gambling on the weather.
924
01:00:53,266 --> 01:00:55,826
He can get extra speed
out of that moisture-laden air...
925
01:00:56,002 --> 01:00:57,993
...before the storm breaks
and he knows it.
926
01:00:58,171 --> 01:01:02,164
He's taking a big chance. If rain hits
while he's on the track, they'll flag him in...
927
01:01:02,342 --> 01:01:05,140
...for high speed on a wet track
is dangerous and forbidden.
928
01:01:05,311 --> 01:01:08,075
Officials wanna get the qualifying over
before it rains.
929
01:01:08,248 --> 01:01:09,738
They're keeping right after him.
930
01:01:09,916 --> 01:01:12,111
If he wants to go,
he'd better not hold back.
931
01:01:12,285 --> 01:01:14,276
But Brannan isn't letting that worry him.
932
01:01:14,454 --> 01:01:17,389
-He's going when he's ready.
-Enjoying yourself, Regina?
933
01:01:17,557 --> 01:01:22,153
Lou Neuhouser's official qualifying speed,
129.2 miles per hour.
934
01:01:22,328 --> 01:01:25,991
That should put him in the race all right.
Brannan's still holding back.
935
01:01:26,165 --> 01:01:29,293
It looks almost
as if he's got that storm timed.
936
01:01:29,469 --> 01:01:32,802
You know,
I think he's finally made up his mind.
937
01:01:32,972 --> 01:01:36,738
He's going to go. Brannan's one of those
drivers who figures everything ahead.
938
01:01:36,910 --> 01:01:40,539
He's kept his motor warmed up.
He can give it the gun right from the start.
939
01:01:40,713 --> 01:01:41,941
That's just as well.
940
01:01:42,115 --> 01:01:44,640
It's going to be a race
between him and that storm.
941
01:01:44,817 --> 01:01:47,684
This is one way to see Brannan
and still stay away from him.
942
01:01:47,854 --> 01:01:50,152
Those black clouds
are going to unload any moment.
943
01:01:50,323 --> 01:01:52,883
Do you mind?
I've got something important here.
944
01:01:53,059 --> 01:01:54,993
The verdict came in
on Dwight Barrington.
945
01:01:55,161 --> 01:01:56,321
-Guilty.
-What'd he get?
946
01:01:56,496 --> 01:01:57,986
-Twenty-five years.
-He appealed?
947
01:01:58,164 --> 01:02:00,428
He's out on bail.
He knows he hasn't a chance.
948
01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:03,262
-You can take a bow, Regina.
-You bet I'll take a bow.
949
01:02:03,436 --> 01:02:05,631
I told him I'd keep after him
until I got him.
950
01:02:05,805 --> 01:02:09,798
And you got him. But it's turning out
a little differently with Brannan, isn't it?
951
01:02:09,976 --> 01:02:12,240
Around to the main stretch,
he's traveling fast.
952
01:02:12,412 --> 01:02:15,313
Brannan's had only one warm-up lap.
Usually they need three.
953
01:02:15,481 --> 01:02:18,382
He may take the flag
this first time around. Is he going to?
954
01:02:18,551 --> 01:02:22,009
I think he-- Yes, his hand is up.
He is taking the flag and there he goes.
955
01:02:22,188 --> 01:02:25,954
He's blasting into the southeast turn,
standing on that throttle and making time.
956
01:02:26,125 --> 01:02:28,753
He's in the groove,
barreling around to the backstretch.
957
01:02:28,928 --> 01:02:32,386
That's the fastest part of the course.
He'll be hitting 160 miles an hour.
958
01:02:32,799 --> 01:02:36,496
Those storm clouds are right overhead
the north turn. Air's absolutely still.
959
01:02:36,669 --> 01:02:39,103
Not a breath of wind.
Driving conditions are perfect.
960
01:02:39,272 --> 01:02:41,467
Brannan had that figured,
that's why he waited.
961
01:02:41,641 --> 01:02:43,370
Now he's taking full advantage of it.
962
01:02:43,543 --> 01:02:46,569
Here he comes at the end
of his opening lap making terrific time.
963
01:02:46,746 --> 01:02:50,944
He may set up the fastest speed of the day
and there's a big crowd to watch him do it.
964
01:02:51,117 --> 01:02:54,712
Over 100,000 fans turn out every day
to see these important trials.
965
01:02:54,887 --> 01:02:57,651
His time on that lap,
one minute, eight seconds on the nose.
966
01:02:57,824 --> 01:02:59,883
132.35 miles per hour.
967
01:03:00,059 --> 01:03:02,789
He's going into the north turn.
There's a picture for you.
968
01:03:02,962 --> 01:03:05,624
He's the only moving thing out there
and how he's moving.
969
01:03:05,798 --> 01:03:09,859
The rain's just outside the track.
It's close between Brannan and that storm.
970
01:03:10,036 --> 01:03:12,470
Here he comes,
the fastest thing on the track today.
971
01:03:12,638 --> 01:03:15,038
He is getting the flag for his last lap.
972
01:03:15,575 --> 01:03:18,305
You know, a driver like Brannan
makes high speed look easy.
973
01:03:18,478 --> 01:03:20,309
But believe me, it's anything but that.
974
01:03:20,480 --> 01:03:23,449
And that time around,
he made 132.37 miles per hour...
975
01:03:23,616 --> 01:03:26,346
...practically the same speed
as his last lap.
976
01:03:26,519 --> 01:03:29,886
That's consistency,
everything under control. What a driver.
977
01:03:30,056 --> 01:03:32,752
He's through the north turn,
the rain's hitting the track.
978
01:03:32,925 --> 01:03:35,485
But he's beating it.
He's coming around on his last lap.
979
01:03:35,661 --> 01:03:38,824
He's coming into the home stretch.
He's okay out of the north turn.
980
01:03:38,998 --> 01:03:43,332
And here he is.
Here he is, bringing the rain with him.
981
01:03:44,037 --> 01:03:46,562
Well, that does it.
Brannan's strategy paid off.
982
01:03:46,739 --> 01:03:50,106
His speed on that lap,
132.39 miles an hour.
983
01:03:50,276 --> 01:03:53,074
-Can't we do without this?
-The official figures in a moment.
984
01:03:53,246 --> 01:03:56,545
-Sure.
-But his speed is the fastest of the day.
985
01:03:56,716 --> 01:03:59,742
Now they know, Brannan's
one of the boys they've got to beat...
986
01:03:59,919 --> 01:04:02,149
...when they line up
for on Decoration Day.
987
01:04:02,321 --> 01:04:04,289
It's all over, anyway.
988
01:04:20,506 --> 01:04:23,407
I wanna place a call
to Indianapolis, please.
989
01:04:23,576 --> 01:04:28,639
I'd like to speak to Mike Brannan
at the Indianapolis Speedway.
990
01:04:28,915 --> 01:04:32,510
Yes, that's right, Mike Brannan.
Thank you.
991
01:04:32,685 --> 01:04:35,813
I don't want any calls except
the one I just placed to Mr. Brannan.
992
01:04:35,988 --> 01:04:37,546
Very good, miss.
993
01:04:54,874 --> 01:04:57,570
-Hello. Remember me?
-Yes, indeed, Mr. Brannan.
994
01:04:57,743 --> 01:05:00,837
-I remember you very well, sir.
-Is she in?
995
01:05:01,013 --> 01:05:04,073
Miss Forbes just placed a call for you
at Indianapolis, sir.
996
01:05:04,250 --> 01:05:06,684
That may be you now. Excuse me.
997
01:05:08,955 --> 01:05:11,924
-Hello?
-Is that my Indianapolis call, Benson?
998
01:05:12,091 --> 01:05:14,082
There's no need to try
and locate him now.
999
01:05:14,260 --> 01:05:17,354
-Benson, is that my call?
-Yes, miss.
1000
01:05:17,530 --> 01:05:20,124
-Cancel the call, please.
-Let me have that.
1001
01:05:20,600 --> 01:05:23,262
Hello. Hello?
1002
01:05:23,436 --> 01:05:26,337
-Hello, yourself.
-Oh, Mike. How are you?
1003
01:05:26,506 --> 01:05:29,566
I saw you on television today.
You were terrific. Congratulations.
1004
01:05:29,742 --> 01:05:32,939
Well, thanks.
Is that the only reason you called me?
1005
01:05:33,112 --> 01:05:36,878
No, I wanted to talk to you.
1006
01:05:37,383 --> 01:05:40,352
It's Saturday night and I'm here all alone.
1007
01:05:40,920 --> 01:05:44,321
-Well, I wish I could be there with you.
-Do you?
1008
01:05:44,490 --> 01:05:46,822
Oh, I wish you could too.
1009
01:05:46,993 --> 01:05:51,191
Do you think there's a chance you might
send that butler of yours out to the movies?
1010
01:05:52,532 --> 01:05:55,831
Oh, I think it could be arranged.
1011
01:05:56,869 --> 01:05:58,803
Too bad you're so busy at the track.
1012
01:05:58,971 --> 01:06:03,431
-I suppose you are.
-Oh, yes. They're working me night and day.
1013
01:06:03,609 --> 01:06:07,841
Hey, tell me,
what are you doing right now?
1014
01:06:08,681 --> 01:06:11,980
I brought a lot of stuff home
from the office. I'm working too.
1015
01:06:12,151 --> 01:06:14,779
Oh, yes, I can see that.
1016
01:06:15,688 --> 01:06:19,715
What do you look like tonight?
I mean, what are you wearing?
1017
01:06:19,892 --> 01:06:24,920
Oh, a little something in silver and silk.
1018
01:06:25,398 --> 01:06:28,424
You mean something with curves?
1019
01:06:28,601 --> 01:06:30,899
-You've got the idea.
-Yeah.
1020
01:06:31,170 --> 01:06:34,230
I wish I could be right there now.
1021
01:06:34,707 --> 01:06:37,938
I said, maybe it's just as well you're not.
1022
01:06:38,110 --> 01:06:39,975
I thought that's what you said.
1023
01:06:40,146 --> 01:06:44,014
-I think it'd be pretty nice.
-Oh, it would.
1024
01:06:44,350 --> 01:06:46,818
The fire is burning...
1025
01:06:47,420 --> 01:06:50,719
...but what good is a fire
if it warms only me?
1026
01:06:52,291 --> 01:06:56,990
I'd turn the lamps down low,
then you'd light my cigarette.
1027
01:06:57,430 --> 01:07:02,197
And then you'd tell me all the things
you haven't been doing.
1028
01:07:02,368 --> 01:07:04,336
And I wouldn't believe you.
1029
01:07:05,471 --> 01:07:08,565
And then you'd hold my hand.
1030
01:07:08,941 --> 01:07:12,638
And I'd probably have to hold
both of yours.
1031
01:07:13,112 --> 01:07:17,276
Oh, it would be wonderful, Mike.
1032
01:07:20,620 --> 01:07:22,850
Just won--
1033
01:07:31,864 --> 01:07:33,354
Mike?
1034
01:07:34,734 --> 01:07:36,258
Hello?
1035
01:07:36,636 --> 01:07:38,069
Hello.
1036
01:07:41,173 --> 01:07:42,731
Hello.
1037
01:07:44,210 --> 01:07:45,677
I get around, don't I?
1038
01:07:48,848 --> 01:07:52,147
Perfect timing, wasn't it?
You call me and I walk right in.
1039
01:07:52,318 --> 01:07:56,220
Now, let's see,
what was all that you said?
1040
01:07:56,389 --> 01:08:00,325
Oh, yeah, you'd turn the lamp down low.
1041
01:08:05,097 --> 01:08:07,463
Now, let's see,
there was something else you'd--
1042
01:08:07,633 --> 01:08:09,965
Oh, yes, the fire.
1043
01:08:10,136 --> 01:08:13,572
What's the good of a fire
if it warms only me?
1044
01:08:14,540 --> 01:08:17,031
Now it'll warm both of us.
1045
01:08:17,410 --> 01:08:20,868
There. Now, there was one other--
Oh, yes.
1046
01:08:21,047 --> 01:08:24,175
I'd light your cigarette, you said.
1047
01:08:24,450 --> 01:08:26,281
I'm not so sure I like this.
1048
01:08:26,452 --> 01:08:28,784
You know you like it, baby.
1049
01:08:29,388 --> 01:08:31,083
Don't you?
1050
01:08:32,892 --> 01:08:36,760
Now, there was one-- Oh, yes.
1051
01:08:38,764 --> 01:08:41,631
I'd hold your hand, you said.
1052
01:08:43,002 --> 01:08:46,301
And I'd probably have to hold
both of yours.
1053
01:08:48,708 --> 01:08:51,609
I like that, you calling me.
1054
01:08:51,777 --> 01:08:54,245
I liked your coming to see me.
1055
01:08:54,413 --> 01:08:58,406
Well, I had to be in town
to see an old aunt of mine.
1056
01:09:03,622 --> 01:09:06,489
How does your old aunt look?
1057
01:09:07,827 --> 01:09:10,853
She seems to be holding up pretty well.
1058
01:09:11,997 --> 01:09:15,091
You stayed away from her a long time.
1059
01:09:15,801 --> 01:09:18,292
Don't you think she ever gets lonely?
1060
01:09:18,604 --> 01:09:21,072
No. She keeps pretty busy.
1061
01:09:21,240 --> 01:09:24,038
She brings her work home with her.
1062
01:09:25,711 --> 01:09:27,474
This....
1063
01:09:27,880 --> 01:09:30,212
This aunt of yours....
1064
01:09:30,816 --> 01:09:33,284
You must be awfully fond of her...
1065
01:09:33,452 --> 01:09:35,886
...coming all this way to see her.
1066
01:09:36,389 --> 01:09:38,823
I am kind of.
1067
01:09:39,125 --> 01:09:42,492
Does she have something special
about her?
1068
01:09:43,362 --> 01:09:48,459
Baby, what she doesn't have,
she doesn't need.
1069
01:09:51,170 --> 01:09:54,697
I beg your pardon, miss,
but there's a telephone call from Mr. Gregg.
1070
01:09:54,874 --> 01:09:58,037
I told him you did not wish
to take any calls, but he insisted.
1071
01:09:58,210 --> 01:10:00,371
He said he must talk to you.
1072
01:10:00,546 --> 01:10:01,945
Thank you.
1073
01:10:03,449 --> 01:10:04,677
Yes, Gregg?
1074
01:10:04,850 --> 01:10:08,251
Regina,
Dwight Barrington just killed himself.
1075
01:10:09,321 --> 01:10:10,788
Killed himself--
1076
01:10:11,624 --> 01:10:13,251
Oh, no.
1077
01:10:13,726 --> 01:10:15,159
No, he couldn't have.
1078
01:10:15,327 --> 01:10:16,487
Well, he did, my pet.
1079
01:10:16,662 --> 01:10:19,460
He went out in style.
He had a conference with his lawyers.
1080
01:10:19,632 --> 01:10:21,623
They told him his appeal
would be hopeless.
1081
01:10:21,801 --> 01:10:24,292
So he smoked a cigar,
drained a snifter of cognac...
1082
01:10:24,470 --> 01:10:26,961
...fitted a pistol to his ear
and shot his brains out.
1083
01:10:27,139 --> 01:10:30,199
But it's terrific, Regina.
It's like an open admission of guilt.
1084
01:10:30,376 --> 01:10:33,539
It'll be front page from coast to coast.
You'll get all the credit.
1085
01:10:33,712 --> 01:10:37,045
Credit? Oh, Gregg.
1086
01:10:37,216 --> 01:10:39,207
I feel as if I killed him.
1087
01:10:39,385 --> 01:10:43,151
Well, don't be stupid, Regina.
He couldn't face 25 years in jail, that's all.
1088
01:10:43,322 --> 01:10:46,382
-Do you want me to come over there?
-No, no.
1089
01:10:46,659 --> 01:10:50,686
And there's no need to hold the column.
The papers will have it ahead of us.
1090
01:10:51,030 --> 01:10:53,726
I'll see you tomorrow at the office.
1091
01:10:59,038 --> 01:11:01,165
Did you ever hear of Dwight Barrington?
1092
01:11:01,340 --> 01:11:04,571
Sure. The guy you've been needling.
1093
01:11:04,743 --> 01:11:06,870
He just killed himself.
1094
01:11:11,584 --> 01:11:14,985
Well, some guys can take it, some can't.
1095
01:11:16,088 --> 01:11:19,353
It seems you don't always have to drive
a racing car to kill a man.
1096
01:11:19,525 --> 01:11:22,619
-You were only doing your job.
-I should've given him a chance.
1097
01:11:22,795 --> 01:11:25,764
-I never believed he'd do this.
-You were doing your job.
1098
01:11:25,931 --> 01:11:28,627
What you don't understand
is the man is dead because of me.
1099
01:11:28,801 --> 01:11:31,133
You were doing your job,
same as I'm doing mine.
1100
01:11:31,303 --> 01:11:32,531
I've told you that before.
1101
01:11:33,739 --> 01:11:36,606
You're still so sure of yourself,
aren't you?
1102
01:11:36,775 --> 01:11:39,209
Still so sure that you're right.
1103
01:11:40,946 --> 01:11:44,575
There must be something inside you
that makes you the way you are.
1104
01:11:45,017 --> 01:11:47,042
Maybe there has to be.
1105
01:11:49,321 --> 01:11:50,811
Maybe.
1106
01:11:51,590 --> 01:11:54,184
We just don't see things the same way.
1107
01:11:54,727 --> 01:11:56,957
-Are you coming to Indianapolis?
-I don't know.
1108
01:11:57,129 --> 01:11:59,427
I don't think
I want to see you drive again.
1109
01:12:00,165 --> 01:12:04,033
I guess you're right.
We don't see things the same way.
1110
01:12:04,203 --> 01:12:07,036
Everything does stop right here.
1111
01:13:49,174 --> 01:13:51,233
Good morning,
this is Ted Husing speaking.
1112
01:13:51,410 --> 01:13:54,902
We're out here in Indianapolis
getting ready for the great 500-mile classic.
1113
01:13:55,080 --> 01:13:56,877
And the big moment is almost here.
1114
01:13:57,049 --> 01:13:59,540
The one these drivers
have been waiting for all year.
1115
01:13:59,718 --> 01:14:01,811
Cars are now rolling out
to the starting line.
1116
01:14:01,987 --> 01:14:04,615
The few at the pits
are getting a last-minute checkup.
1117
01:14:04,790 --> 01:14:07,020
There's a crowd of a quarter million
here today.
1118
01:14:07,192 --> 01:14:10,184
They've come from every state
and every country on Earth.
1119
01:14:10,362 --> 01:14:12,523
They're here
for the thrills and excitement...
1120
01:14:12,698 --> 01:14:15,929
...which can only go with
a high-speed spectacle of this kind.
1121
01:14:16,101 --> 01:14:20,231
The fastest long-distance race in the world.
There's a carnival atmosphere here.
1122
01:14:20,406 --> 01:14:22,533
People have been coming
since before dawn.
1123
01:14:22,708 --> 01:14:26,701
Stands and bleachers and boxes
are packed solid and the infield is jammed...
1124
01:14:26,879 --> 01:14:30,542
...while the coolest men in all this
excitement are the drivers themselves.
1125
01:14:30,716 --> 01:14:33,048
Their machines are still
wheeling out to the line.
1126
01:14:33,218 --> 01:14:37,712
The mechanics who push them are sporting
uniforms that match the colors of the car.
1127
01:14:37,890 --> 01:14:41,758
That was the 9:55 salute bomb.
Only five minutes to go.
1128
01:14:41,927 --> 01:14:43,690
Now everybody involved in the race...
1129
01:14:43,862 --> 01:14:46,524
...are grouping at the starting line
for the photographer.
1130
01:14:46,699 --> 01:14:48,291
This is quite a tradition here.
1131
01:14:48,467 --> 01:14:51,402
Drivers, mechanics, timekeepers,
officials, yardbirds.
1132
01:14:51,570 --> 01:14:54,767
Why, they all pose for their picture
just before the race starts.
1133
01:14:54,940 --> 01:14:56,168
That's for the scrapbook.
1134
01:14:56,341 --> 01:14:58,673
I'll check on last-minute
changes in the lineup...
1135
01:14:58,844 --> 01:15:00,869
...and be back
when the boys get rolling....
1136
01:15:01,046 --> 01:15:02,638
Mike.
1137
01:15:05,517 --> 01:15:08,077
-I had to come.
-So I see.
1138
01:15:08,253 --> 01:15:12,485
-Mike, could we start all over?
-Hey, baby, what we had never stopped.
1139
01:15:12,658 --> 01:15:15,024
-Where are you sitting?
-Up there.
1140
01:15:15,194 --> 01:15:17,560
I've never seen anything like this.
It's terrific.
1141
01:15:17,730 --> 01:15:19,789
-So are you.
-It's like the 4th of July...
1142
01:15:19,965 --> 01:15:23,731
...and a heavyweight fight
and the World Series all rolled into one.
1143
01:15:24,236 --> 01:15:26,204
Now I can see.
1144
01:15:26,638 --> 01:15:29,038
It takes a certain kind of guy.
1145
01:15:31,210 --> 01:15:34,077
And that guy
needs a certain kind of dame.
1146
01:15:35,581 --> 01:15:39,176
Mike, there goes another minute bomb.
Standing here talking, come on.
1147
01:15:39,351 --> 01:15:41,819
-Good luck.
-Thanks.
1148
01:15:48,894 --> 01:15:52,728
You've fallen hard, haven't you, Reggie?
That's too bad.
1149
01:15:52,898 --> 01:15:56,766
He's going to kill somebody today.
Himself or somebody else.
1150
01:16:02,875 --> 01:16:05,070
The cars are ready on the starting line...
1151
01:16:05,244 --> 01:16:08,145
...and in less than a minute
they'll be off on the parade lap.
1152
01:16:08,313 --> 01:16:10,713
This is the fastest field seen here
at Indianapolis.
1153
01:16:10,883 --> 01:16:14,319
Every one of these 33 cars has qualified
at over 128 miles an hour.
1154
01:16:14,486 --> 01:16:17,319
They're all ready to go
and they make quite a spectacle.
1155
01:16:17,489 --> 01:16:19,684
Watch my signals
and let me know you get them.
1156
01:16:19,858 --> 01:16:20,847
Okay. Okay.
1157
01:16:21,026 --> 01:16:23,392
We'll make your pit stops count,
in and out fast.
1158
01:16:23,562 --> 01:16:25,757
Everything's gonna be fast here today,
Mac.
1159
01:16:25,931 --> 01:16:27,558
Here we go.
1160
01:16:28,167 --> 01:16:29,759
Here, Mike.
1161
01:16:32,571 --> 01:16:36,132
There's the bomb.
There they go with the pace car leading.
1162
01:16:36,875 --> 01:16:38,570
-Pour it on.
-Keep her in the groove.
1163
01:16:38,744 --> 01:16:41,212
-Show them, Mike.
-Let them hear you whistle.
1164
01:16:42,281 --> 01:16:45,876
They keep formation all the way around
the track, picking up speed as they go.
1165
01:16:46,051 --> 01:16:48,485
There's a million dollars' worth
of fast equipment...
1166
01:16:48,654 --> 01:16:50,519
...and plenty of well-known names.
1167
01:16:50,689 --> 01:16:52,884
Three-time winner Mauri Rose
in the front row.
1168
01:16:53,058 --> 01:16:55,618
Back of him, handsome
Johnnie Parsons from California.
1169
01:16:55,794 --> 01:16:59,059
There's Walt Faulkner, Jack McGrath,
daredevil Joie Chitwood.
1170
01:16:59,231 --> 01:17:01,131
Stock-car champion Myron Fohr.
1171
01:17:01,300 --> 01:17:03,928
There's Mike Brannan,
Ed Zang, Lou Neuhouser.
1172
01:17:04,102 --> 01:17:06,969
But go anywhere down the line
and you name a great driver.
1173
01:17:07,139 --> 01:17:09,630
One who's doing what every race driver
dreams about.
1174
01:17:09,808 --> 01:17:11,469
He's out here on Decoration Day...
1175
01:17:11,643 --> 01:17:15,511
...going for 500 miles
and a purse of over $ 200,000.
1176
01:17:15,681 --> 01:17:18,980
This Indianapolis classic is bigger,
richer, tougher than ever before.
1177
01:17:19,151 --> 01:17:22,814
The cars are faster, the drivers more skillful.
They're coming around now...
1178
01:17:22,988 --> 01:17:25,821
...rank on rank of machines
keeping beautiful formation...
1179
01:17:25,991 --> 01:17:27,925
...and picking up speed all the time.
1180
01:17:28,093 --> 01:17:31,085
You'll never see anything faster on wheels
anywhere in the world.
1181
01:17:31,263 --> 01:17:32,821
Here they come out of the turn...
1182
01:17:32,998 --> 01:17:35,364
...holding formation
as they roar down the stretch.
1183
01:17:35,534 --> 01:17:39,231
The pace car begins to pull over. The
speed's going up as they come to the line.
1184
01:17:39,404 --> 01:17:41,395
It's going to be a 100-mile-an-hour start.
1185
01:17:41,573 --> 01:17:43,131
And they're on their way.
1186
01:17:43,308 --> 01:17:47,142
A beautiful start.
Wonderful sportsmanship.
1187
01:18:14,973 --> 01:18:16,838
Here they come roaring into the stretch.
1188
01:18:17,009 --> 01:18:20,069
As they hit line at the end of first lap,
Mauri Rose in the lead...
1189
01:18:20,245 --> 01:18:23,305
...then comes Parsons, Duane Carter,
Walt Faulkner and Ed Zang.
1190
01:18:23,482 --> 01:18:26,849
They're hitting it hard right from the start,
really traveling out there.
1191
01:18:27,019 --> 01:18:29,783
This is going to be
a record-smashing race.
1192
01:18:30,022 --> 01:18:32,582
Mauri Rose out ahead
at the end of the first 50 miles...
1193
01:18:32,758 --> 01:18:36,558
...his average speed,
127.53 miles per hour.
1194
01:18:36,728 --> 01:18:39,720
In second place, Parsons.
Third, Neuhouser. Fourth, Ed Zang.
1195
01:18:39,898 --> 01:18:41,559
But nobody's letting them get away.
1196
01:18:41,733 --> 01:18:44,930
The boys are really bending them around
through those turns.
1197
01:18:58,383 --> 01:19:01,181
There's a fight for fifth place.
Jamming through the turn.
1198
01:19:01,353 --> 01:19:03,014
Number 17, that's Brannan in there.
1199
01:19:03,188 --> 01:19:06,089
Schmarfee in 16,
Chuck Leighton in 22, Pete Kasso.
1200
01:19:06,258 --> 01:19:07,816
But that bunching is dangerous.
1201
01:19:07,993 --> 01:19:11,895
They know it, but they won't break it up
until somebody gets in the clear.
1202
01:19:17,135 --> 01:19:19,126
Into the turn, Brannan's ahead of Kasso.
1203
01:19:19,304 --> 01:19:21,295
He's moving between
Schmarfee and Leighton.
1204
01:19:21,473 --> 01:19:24,601
Barreling right on through,
he's split that dogfight wide open.
1205
01:19:24,776 --> 01:19:28,507
He's in front of the bunch
as they come out of the north turn.
1206
01:19:28,680 --> 01:19:31,171
They're all standing on it
down the main stretch...
1207
01:19:31,350 --> 01:19:32,977
...really carrying the mail.
1208
01:19:35,187 --> 01:19:38,520
Now it's Mauri Rose still leading,
then Johnnie Parsons, Neuhouser...
1209
01:19:38,690 --> 01:19:42,387
...Ed Zang, and Mike Brannan
fighting for fifth place.
1210
01:19:43,962 --> 01:19:46,931
They're running into traffic that turn,
lapping slower cars.
1211
01:19:47,099 --> 01:19:50,557
Brannan, in Number 17,
is moving up all the time.
1212
01:19:57,242 --> 01:20:00,268
In the north turn, Brannan is passing
Mack Hellings, Number 15.
1213
01:20:00,445 --> 01:20:02,504
And now he's closing in on Ed Zang.
1214
01:20:02,681 --> 01:20:06,139
And he's caught him.
He's challenging Zang for fourth place.
1215
01:20:25,037 --> 01:20:27,835
Brannan's going ahead,
but Zang's trying to stay with him.
1216
01:20:28,006 --> 01:20:30,804
They're both too fast,
off the groove and riding wide.
1217
01:20:30,976 --> 01:20:33,001
And there, Zang smacked into the wall.
1218
01:20:33,178 --> 01:20:36,045
Brannan's going right through,
but there's a mix-up out there.
1219
01:20:36,214 --> 01:20:37,272
They've locked wheels.
1220
01:20:37,449 --> 01:20:39,644
Zang bounced off
and tangled with McQuinn in 44.
1221
01:20:39,818 --> 01:20:42,343
They're sliding across the track.
Zang's hit the fence.
1222
01:20:42,521 --> 01:20:46,184
But he's all right. He's all right.
He got out and walked away. Nobody hurt.
1223
01:20:46,558 --> 01:20:48,651
For a moment, I thought that was it.
1224
01:20:48,827 --> 01:20:51,728
-What do you mean?
-I thought Brannan rode him into the wall.
1225
01:20:51,897 --> 01:20:53,626
He didn't. Mike was way ahead of him.
1226
01:20:53,799 --> 01:20:56,768
Well, maybe that time,
but the race isn't over yet.
1227
01:20:57,536 --> 01:20:59,436
The pace is fast and it's getting faster.
1228
01:20:59,604 --> 01:21:03,597
Its 127.72 miles per hour
for the first 150 miles.
1229
01:21:03,775 --> 01:21:05,606
And that's a record for the distance.
1230
01:21:05,777 --> 01:21:09,474
Mauri Rose is still ahead
in that front-drive Offenhauser Special.
1231
01:21:09,648 --> 01:21:12,446
In second place is Lou Neuhouser
in Car Number 49.
1232
01:21:12,617 --> 01:21:15,882
Mike Brannan has just moved
into third place with Car Number 17.
1233
01:21:16,054 --> 01:21:17,919
And here he is down the main stretch.
1234
01:21:18,090 --> 01:21:21,651
Neuhouser's giving it everything,
trying to stay ahead. Brannan's closing in.
1235
01:21:21,827 --> 01:21:24,489
He's right on Number 49
as they go through the south turn.
1236
01:21:24,663 --> 01:21:27,257
Neuhouser's trying to hold him,
really pushing that car.
1237
01:21:27,432 --> 01:21:29,559
He's staying up there.
Brannan can't get by.
1238
01:21:29,734 --> 01:21:32,134
And they're both wide open.
1239
01:21:39,377 --> 01:21:41,641
They're wheel-to-wheel out there,
burning rubber.
1240
01:21:41,813 --> 01:21:44,304
Brannan trying to move into second spot.
1241
01:21:52,991 --> 01:21:54,959
Brannan's taking him now.
He's going ahead.
1242
01:21:55,127 --> 01:21:58,460
But wait, Neuhouser's slowing down.
There's smoke pouring from that car.
1243
01:21:58,630 --> 01:22:01,622
Something let go.
He couldn't stand the killing pace.
1244
01:22:01,800 --> 01:22:04,564
Well, that's all for Neuhouser.
1245
01:22:05,704 --> 01:22:07,797
Brannan's up in second place
and going away...
1246
01:22:07,973 --> 01:22:10,339
...right in the groove
and gunning for Mauri Rose.
1247
01:22:16,214 --> 01:22:18,648
Brannan's been up in the top 10
right from the start.
1248
01:22:18,817 --> 01:22:21,479
-That boy's moving.
-He's really something, isn't he?
1249
01:22:21,653 --> 01:22:24,144
He's something,
but he's gotta travel to catch Rose.
1250
01:22:24,322 --> 01:22:27,416
-He'll get him.
-Time's running out here at Indianapolis.
1251
01:22:27,592 --> 01:22:31,619
As we hit 275 miles, it's still Mauri Rose
out in front in Number 31.
1252
01:22:31,796 --> 01:22:35,288
He's never let up for a second,
and he's driving like the wizard he is.
1253
01:22:38,703 --> 01:22:41,331
And Mike Brannan's
only 16 seconds behind him.
1254
01:22:45,544 --> 01:22:48,206
Mauri Rose is piling up
lap prize money with Number 31.
1255
01:22:48,380 --> 01:22:50,575
The leader gets $ 100
every time he comes around.
1256
01:22:50,749 --> 01:22:52,944
So that's over $ 10,000 he's won already.
1257
01:22:53,118 --> 01:22:54,881
Being in the lead really pays off.
1258
01:22:55,053 --> 01:22:57,920
And here he is,
completing his 275th mile.
1259
01:22:58,089 --> 01:23:01,820
The great Mauri Rose, three-time winner,
now passing the stands.
1260
01:23:01,993 --> 01:23:04,860
There's a signal at his pit.
Mauri's being ordered in for gas.
1261
01:23:05,030 --> 01:23:07,794
These cars can't go
the whole 500 miles without refueling...
1262
01:23:07,966 --> 01:23:10,560
...and he'll stop
at the end of his next lap.
1263
01:23:11,203 --> 01:23:13,899
When Mauri Rose comes in,
that'll give Brannan the lead.
1264
01:23:14,072 --> 01:23:15,369
But he won't hold it long...
1265
01:23:15,540 --> 01:23:18,100
...because he'll have to make a pit stop
any time now.
1266
01:23:18,276 --> 01:23:21,006
Here's Brannan bringing Number 17
down the main stretch.
1267
01:23:21,179 --> 01:23:24,580
He's still 16 seconds behind.
And there's the signal out for Brannan.
1268
01:23:27,419 --> 01:23:30,582
-You bringing Mike in now?
-He can make time with Mauri in the pits.
1269
01:23:30,755 --> 01:23:33,417
We can make more for him here.
He's got to come in anyway.
1270
01:23:33,592 --> 01:23:36,789
We can beat Mauri's boys at this.
Let's cut down that 16-second lead.
1271
01:23:36,962 --> 01:23:40,693
When Mike comes in, let's do it right
and do it fast. Be sure it's fast.
1272
01:23:42,834 --> 01:23:45,735
Here's Rose, Number 31,
coming along the grandstand stretch.
1273
01:23:45,904 --> 01:23:48,839
He's slowing right down
and pulling over right now.
1274
01:23:49,007 --> 01:23:52,773
This will be something to see.
The lead cars both in at the same time.
1275
01:23:52,944 --> 01:23:56,937
They're bringing the race into the pits.
It's going to be a duel between mechanics.
1276
01:23:57,115 --> 01:24:00,175
Brannan's men will try to cut Mauri's time,
that 16-second lead.
1277
01:24:00,352 --> 01:24:04,049
Mechanics are on the track, all ready.
The Offenhauser is a front-drive car.
1278
01:24:04,222 --> 01:24:06,850
They've changed those front wheels
that take the beating.
1279
01:24:07,025 --> 01:24:08,959
They're at the car
almost before it stops.
1280
01:24:09,394 --> 01:24:10,986
Mauri's taking a drink down there.
1281
01:24:11,162 --> 01:24:13,824
Now he's using the rest of the water
to cool himself off.
1282
01:24:13,999 --> 01:24:17,127
He needs that, it's awfully hot work
leading this pack of leadfoots.
1283
01:24:17,302 --> 01:24:19,827
Mike Brannan in Number 17
coming down the stretch.
1284
01:24:20,005 --> 01:24:24,203
He's pulling over, slowing down for his pit.
His crew can't wait to get at the car.
1285
01:24:24,376 --> 01:24:27,971
The Brannan Special is a rear-drive,
so they'll change the two outside wheels.
1286
01:24:28,146 --> 01:24:31,138
That means the same amount of work
has to be done on both cars.
1287
01:24:31,316 --> 01:24:35,150
They're keeping the motors running.
And look at those mechanics go to it.
1288
01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:37,982
They're trained for fast work in the pits,
just like....
1289
01:24:38,156 --> 01:24:40,420
Come on, Mac. You said in and out fast.
1290
01:24:40,592 --> 01:24:43,083
This pit stop won't hurt
either Mauri Rose or Brannan.
1291
01:24:43,261 --> 01:24:44,660
They're both over a lap ahead.
1292
01:24:44,829 --> 01:24:47,730
Brannan's mechanics are very fast.
One wheel's changed already.
1293
01:24:47,899 --> 01:24:50,800
They're trying to get him out ahead
of Mauri Rose.
1294
01:24:50,969 --> 01:24:53,437
But it looks like Mauri's all set to go.
1295
01:24:53,605 --> 01:24:55,402
He's gassed up.
The tank's overflowing.
1296
01:24:55,573 --> 01:24:56,631
They're spilling gas.
1297
01:24:56,808 --> 01:24:59,606
It's caught on fire from the hot exhaust.
She's on fire!
1298
01:24:59,778 --> 01:25:02,008
Mauri's getting out.
That tank could explode.
1299
01:25:02,180 --> 01:25:05,809
Fire squad's in there now, fighting
with CO2 gas, but it looks awfully bad.
1300
01:25:05,984 --> 01:25:09,181
It's the worst kind of a break for Mauri.
He was all set to take off.
1301
01:25:09,354 --> 01:25:12,289
This can put him out of the race.
He's been leading all the way.
1302
01:25:12,457 --> 01:25:15,449
They're beginning to kill those flames.
It's gonna be all right.
1303
01:25:15,627 --> 01:25:17,322
Mauri's getting ready to go back in.
1304
01:25:17,495 --> 01:25:19,622
There he goes.
This has cost him valuable time.
1305
01:25:19,798 --> 01:25:22,858
It can be the turning point of the race.
They're rolling him away.
1306
01:25:23,034 --> 01:25:27,164
That motor's taking hold,
and listen to him gun her as she goes.
1307
01:25:31,176 --> 01:25:33,269
Knocking home the last wheel
on Brannan's car.
1308
01:25:33,445 --> 01:25:35,970
-He's all gassed up. Now he's rolling.
-Make it snappy.
1309
01:25:36,147 --> 01:25:38,581
He's back in the race,
just five seconds behind Rose.
1310
01:25:38,750 --> 01:25:40,274
He gained 11 seconds in the pits.
1311
01:25:40,452 --> 01:25:43,444
I'll give you official time
for those pit stops in a few minutes.
1312
01:25:43,621 --> 01:25:46,988
And there's Brannan right behind Mauri
as they go through the south turn.
1313
01:25:51,029 --> 01:25:52,792
They're back and they're bearing down.
1314
01:25:53,064 --> 01:25:55,965
They've made their pit stops
and they won't stop again.
1315
01:25:59,404 --> 01:26:01,395
Brannan goes streaking right after him.
1316
01:26:14,719 --> 01:26:17,017
Mauri Rose is blazing
through the north turn.
1317
01:26:17,188 --> 01:26:19,179
The traffic here is slowing him a little.
1318
01:26:19,357 --> 01:26:21,484
Brannan's closing that gap,
moving in on him...
1319
01:26:21,659 --> 01:26:23,320
...lapping slower cars as he goes.
1320
01:26:23,495 --> 01:26:25,463
They're flat out into the main stretch.
1321
01:26:25,630 --> 01:26:27,894
Giving it everything
as they come past the stands.
1322
01:26:28,066 --> 01:26:30,125
Mauri's fighting to hold that lead.
1323
01:26:36,441 --> 01:26:39,467
They go through the south turn.
Mauri Rose is still out ahead.
1324
01:26:39,644 --> 01:26:42,169
But Brannan's cutting down that lead
all the time.
1325
01:27:13,111 --> 01:27:14,578
He's coming up with Mauri Rose.
1326
01:27:14,746 --> 01:27:16,805
Brannan's overtaking Number 31
on the inside.
1327
01:27:16,981 --> 01:27:19,381
Brannan's right up with him.
They're wheel-to-wheel.
1328
01:27:38,169 --> 01:27:42,401
They're flying along the north stretch there.
Brannan's going to take him.
1329
01:27:45,677 --> 01:27:48,145
As they come down the stretch,
it's Brannan in front.
1330
01:27:48,313 --> 01:27:51,908
Mike Brannan in Number 17 in the lead
at the three-quarter distance.
1331
01:27:52,083 --> 01:27:55,644
He's in the number-one spot,
but Mauri's not letting him get away.
1332
01:28:17,509 --> 01:28:19,568
Rose has caught Brannan
in the backstretch.
1333
01:28:19,744 --> 01:28:22,508
They go along wheel-to-wheel,
wide open, going full blast.
1334
01:28:22,680 --> 01:28:26,639
And look, look!
There's a crackup ahead of them.
1335
01:28:27,785 --> 01:28:29,480
They're sliding, blocking the track.
1336
01:28:29,654 --> 01:28:32,646
Brannan and Mauri are coming fast.
There's only room for one car.
1337
01:28:32,824 --> 01:28:35,884
Brannan pulls off the track
and Mauri goes on through.
1338
01:28:46,104 --> 01:28:49,198
There goes Mauri Rose in 31 in the clear
and in the lead again.
1339
01:28:49,374 --> 01:28:52,741
Only one car could get through there
and Brannan waved Rose on...
1340
01:28:52,911 --> 01:28:55,812
...then took to the infield
and couldn't get back on the track.
1341
01:28:55,980 --> 01:28:58,346
He spun out of control there
and then he flipped.
1342
01:28:58,516 --> 01:29:01,280
What magnificent sportsmanship.
1343
01:29:01,452 --> 01:29:02,976
Caution lights are on again.
1344
01:29:03,154 --> 01:29:06,055
Yellow flags out all around the track.
Everybody's slowed down.
1345
01:29:06,224 --> 01:29:08,988
The cars holding position
while the backstretch is cleared.
1346
01:29:09,160 --> 01:29:11,560
The drivers who spun there
were Schmarfee and Kasso.
1347
01:29:11,729 --> 01:29:14,960
They're both all right. They're helping
push their cars off the track.
1348
01:29:15,133 --> 01:29:18,694
I'll give you the report on Brannan
as soon as I get it.
1349
01:29:20,405 --> 01:29:24,000
Go pick up the pieces, Reggie.
They're all yours.
1350
01:29:34,919 --> 01:29:37,888
-Where's the hospital?
-Right over there, lady.
1351
01:29:47,031 --> 01:29:49,966
You can't go in there.
Nobody's allowed inside.
1352
01:29:52,637 --> 01:29:54,571
Okay, you go ahead.
1353
01:30:12,123 --> 01:30:14,819
I couldn't hold the car, that's all.
I lost her.
1354
01:30:14,993 --> 01:30:17,018
You pulled over to give him room.
1355
01:30:17,195 --> 01:30:20,323
I didn't give him anything.
I figured I could get back.
1356
01:30:20,498 --> 01:30:22,261
Have it your own way.
1357
01:30:22,800 --> 01:30:24,734
If I'd got back, we'd have won it.
1358
01:30:24,902 --> 01:30:27,769
Well, a man can't win
every time he starts.
1359
01:30:27,939 --> 01:30:30,965
-We'll win it next year, baby.
-Or the year after.
1360
01:30:31,142 --> 01:30:34,407
-How does it look?
-Nothing internal. He'll be all right.
1361
01:30:34,579 --> 01:30:37,070
-I was lucky.
-Mike, everything's all right now.
1362
01:30:37,649 --> 01:30:41,710
With you and that column of yours and me
and my car, we won't be together much.
1363
01:30:42,220 --> 01:30:44,882
It'll be good and exciting when we are.
1364
01:30:45,223 --> 01:30:46,690
I think you'd better go now.
1365
01:30:47,325 --> 01:30:50,988
-She don't have to go till I pass out.
-That won't be long.
1366
01:30:51,162 --> 01:30:54,131
-What's that for?
-This'll relax you.
1367
01:30:55,133 --> 01:30:58,625
It'll take a bigger one than that
to relax me now.
1368
01:31:29,400 --> 01:31:30,400