Films
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Sep 26 2011
Film “Back Street” (1941) and the Vanderbilt Cup Race
No greater evidence of the success and fame of the Vanderbilt Cup Races emerged than when popular culture embraced it. In 1906, the races inspired a Broadway musical the "Vanderbilt Cup". Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Normand starred in a Mack Sennett film "Mabel at the Wheel" with the actual 1914… (0 comments)
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Jun 21 2011
Film: “Charlie Chaplin and the 1914 Vanderbilt Junior Cup”
Joe Scotto has forwarded this Los Angles Times article "Unsuspecting extras go down in film history":
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Jun 20 2011
In the Indy Formula One Garage and On the Track: The Marmon Wasp that Won the 1911 Indy 500
One day prior to the 2011 Indy 500 Race, the Black Beast and other race cars that participated in this year's pre-race ceremonies were stored in the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One Garage. Among these racers was the 1911 Marmon that won the Inaugural 1911 Indy 500 Race driven by… (1 comments)
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Jun 11 2011
VanderbiltCupRaces.com Exclusive: Video II “The 2011 Indy 500 Parade Lap with Emerson Fittipaldi”
This 8-minute film documents the parade lap driven by two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi and Howard Kroplick in the Alco Black Beast during the 2011 Indy 500 Pre-Race Ceremony. This second view is primarily from a RCA lap camera mounted above the right front wheel.
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May 16 2011
News Clip “The Beast is Back”
An excellent news feature was produced today by reporter Greg Cergol and video journalist John Albertson on the restored Alco Black Beast and its upcoming trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Mar 02 2011
Japanese Television Film “Vanderbilt Cup Races & The Alco Black Beast”
Last year the Japanese network NHK developed a televison series "America on Paper Print Film" exploring the Library of Congress' collection of 3,000 silent films.
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Feb 21 2011
Film “A Tribute to Bernd Rosemeyer- Winner of the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup Race”
Girlracer.com of the United Kingdom has posted an article "Blast from the Past … Bernd Rosemeyer" including this touching two-minute tribute:
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Jan 05 2011
Indy 500 Centennial Celebration: Five 1911 Indy 500 Films
To celebrate the upcoming centennial of the Inaugural Indy 500 Race, here are five films related to this historic race:
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Dec 29 2010
Neighborhood Journal Film Series: Part V: Racing Into History
Cablevision's Neighborhood Journal has developed a five-part film series on the Vanderbilt Cup Races. The producer and narrator of the film is Bob Klement who is interviewed by host Joanna Venditto. The five parts of the series are:
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Dec 04 2010
The Mystery Segments in the Film “Old 16- An American Legend”
The November 14th post -1997 Exhibit and Film “Old 16- An American Legend”- recorded the second highest daily viewership in VanderbiltCupRaces.com history. The primary attraction was the exhibit's film on Old 16 narrated by Paul Newman.
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