Born to Speed

I must say that I did not have high hopes for this film going into the movie. But it really was not that bad. It had all the regular movie plots such as; a handsome hero, a beautiful girl, hated villains and a worried mother. All elements for a great adventure. But for some reason ,perhaps the out-of-date subject, it did not come across very well on the screen. I thought Johnny Sands and Vivian Austin worked well together. And it is always great to see Geraldine Wall, who played the mother, in any cast. The movie seemed to lack a surprising situation. The script was just too tame. This was a low budget movie so special effects are limited to a sound stage with clips of real racing woven in between. But if the viewer can remember that it was 1947 when the film was released, then most can be overlooked. And if overlooked the viewer will be entertained for the 61 minutes.