Film
The Great Race
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
Overview
Professional daredevil and white-suited hero, The Great Leslie, convinces turn-of-the-century auto makers that a race from New York to Paris (westward across America, the Bering Straight and Russia) will help to promote automobile sales. Leslie's arch-rival, the mustached and black-attired Professor Fate vows to beat Leslie to the finish line in a car of Fate's own invention.
Cast
- Jack LemmonProfessor Fate
- Tony CurtisThe Great Leslie
- Natalie WoodMaggie Dubois
- Peter FalkMax
- Keenan WynnHezekiah
- Arthur O'ConnellHenry Goodbody
- Vivian VanceHester Goodbody
- Dorothy ProvineLily Olay
