Mickey's Big Chance (1952)

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10 жыл бұрын

Prelinger Archives Producer: Rockett (Frederick K.) Company Sponsor: American Automobile Association, Foundation for Traffic Safety

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@Modeltnick 4 жыл бұрын

Great film! We could use some of these values today in this upside down world.

@tombob671 4 жыл бұрын

Gosh, that was swell!

@jeromecabral7464 5 жыл бұрын

I like these classic films

@martinsliepins6225 3 жыл бұрын

"its just a matter of time and practice". cant say better

@buddywayne1 10 жыл бұрын

Cool old video. Love old cars, thanks for posting.

@bigstuff52 6 жыл бұрын

Mickey's girl is a real looker...If I was her dad I'd be having a few words with that young man so as to head off any hanky-panky thank you very much..

@CEOkiller 2 жыл бұрын

Stay outta the back seat, kid!

@randy109 7 жыл бұрын

In 1967/68 more Americans died in auto accidents than total US deaths in Vietnam war. When I was a kid we all had friends or relatives who died in Car Accidents. Cars and highways are way safer now than in the mid 1960's and most "accidents" are driver error, NOT accidents at all.

@johnhand871 8 жыл бұрын

The scene they never showed. Where Mickey took the little cutie to the drive in theater.

@jonmacdonald5345 5 жыл бұрын

John Hand You know Mickey busted those cheeks in!

@bbt5358 4 жыл бұрын

😜😂😂😂

@johna.4334 4 жыл бұрын

@@jonmacdonald5345 Oh jeez!

@CEOkiller 2 жыл бұрын

And to the submarine races afterwards…

@georgemartin1436 5 жыл бұрын

"What's that, Lassie? Mickey impregnated a girl, stole his brother's car, and fled to Las Vegas???!"

@Daren_PNW 2 жыл бұрын

Great wholesome early educational films.

@sidneyhirst1925 3 жыл бұрын

The kid is driving . The dog looks both ways. Lol

@CEOkiller 2 жыл бұрын

The dog looks scared shitless…

@frankmartin1344 Жыл бұрын

Wish I could go back to those times....better times...at least we knew what bathroom to use!

@waynejohnson1304 Жыл бұрын

The average stopping distance today is around 190 to 200 feet from 60 MPH. In this film, it's 300 feet. Disc brakes and wider tires, I suspect, are responsible.

@matrox 9 жыл бұрын

LOL...the beginning credits show the dogs name is Lassie Jr.

@fromthesidelines 5 жыл бұрын

Which meant he was one of the original "Lassie's" offspring, owned and trained by Rudd Weatherwax.

@marcfield582 7 жыл бұрын

Ya did good, Mickey. Ya did good.

@PolizeiPaul 10 жыл бұрын

I think the younger boy talking in this is the same boy from Anatomy Of An accident with David Wayne..He played Tommy and later dies of his injuries from the wreck.

@02chevyguy 7 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to slap the hell out of the self-righteous BITCH in that one. She caused the entire accident.

@PintoPopProductions 7 жыл бұрын

Nice job, Mickey. All the way around town in first gear!

@MikeLawson-cj4kt 7 ай бұрын

Nice to see one of these films that has a happy ending. So many others are informative but man are they depressing!

@EricJamesHanson 10 жыл бұрын

...and that's Swell!

@holretz1 5 жыл бұрын

Oh, these nice old gasoline guzzlers...

@monsterhobbiesonlinestore 8 жыл бұрын

Still a good film. I have been driving for years...a lot of years...and this is the first time I ever thought of the "Safety Zone" extending out in front of the car based on the stopping distance. The faster you go, the longer that distance is. I wonder, with the new tires, how much the "Zone" has decreased.

@101Volts 8 жыл бұрын

+madcapromanian Not enough to stop some drivers from making mistakes whether or not they know they're making them; I've been tailgated a lot since I started driving in 2011. Perhaps they weren't all driving as closely as I think they were and I'm classifying some as "tailgating" where it wasn't too bad, but I literally thought it best to pull over on more than one occasion to let the tailgater past me; one time I did this on an interstate because it was so bad but first I put the four-way flashers on for a while before slowly slowing down and they still tailgated me for a while as I pulled off - they passed me but it was still quite close. Another time when I still had my learner's permit an older man (And I mean maybe in his 60s) passed me on a double-line around a bend; I was going 35 in a 55 zone. What can I say, I was young and new to driving.

@waynejohnson1304 Жыл бұрын

The average stopping distance today is around 190 feet from 60 MPH. In this film, it's 300 feet. Disc brakes and wider tires, I suspect, are responsible.

@monsterhobbiesonlinestore Жыл бұрын

@@waynejohnson1304 Tires - The tires in 1952 are Bias Ply. Modern tires are Radials. The difference is in the way the tires are constructed. Bias Ply tires relied on strong sidewalls and the tread flexed. Radials rely on flexible sidewalls with a rigid tread. Radials have superior stopping characteristics because of this dynamic, hence the use of Bias Ply tires ended in the mid 1960's.

@waynejohnson1304 Жыл бұрын

@@monsterhobbiesonlinestore Yes, I agree. When I wrote "wider tires", I meant the radials of today.

@monsterhobbiesonlinestore Жыл бұрын

@@waynejohnson1304 I own a 1972 Oldsmobile with Bias Belted tired and 4-way drum brakes. Although the Bias Belted are better than the Bias Ply, Radials are superior, even in a 4 drum situation.

@soumyadebsikder5047 7 жыл бұрын

At that time there weren't anything like seat belts. Pretty lucky these days to have such equipment

@mysticgeneie4668 Жыл бұрын

They are for pussies

@EldritchAnanke 6 жыл бұрын

You can stop on a dime, however YOU are not the vehicle

@wildhorseu812 9 жыл бұрын

At 15:14 Mickey runs a light. You can see the light turn red in the right hand corner of the screen before Mickey turns.

@senorkaboom 9 жыл бұрын

It is actually at 14:15.

@johnhand871 8 жыл бұрын

+wildhorseu812 That was me driving the 52 Nash that ran in front of him. Stupid kid hit the brakes before we could stage a good crash scene.

@grantdunham335 8 жыл бұрын

No, he was passed the stop strip and in the intersection when it changed to red. NOT GUILTY!!

@redtra236 5 жыл бұрын

He might have had a turn arrow if he did that light would be red.

@bobbyheffley4955 3 жыл бұрын

@@grantdunham335 if you are through an intersection and the light turns red, keep going.

@jimervin387 8 жыл бұрын

The producer must have decided to pull the hood off to make it easier to show what Mickey was doing. Otherwise it looks like little Mickey was in the process of hot rodding the old "48. And that wouldn't be too likely without a lot of help.

@matrox 9 жыл бұрын

LOL The dog reminds me of my dog. As soon as you start doing some serious work she gets in your face and starts licking you.

@markdraper3469 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up for the PE juice hog at 9:35. Last time I saw one was Xmas '63...And it looks like someone predicted the Studebaker Lark in the animation at 11:10..

@VintageVaughnVehiclces Жыл бұрын

If I grew up in that segregated wonderful neighborhood I would have gotten a maroon or green Mercedes diesel. And a box full of spare Hood Stars.

@paulseabrook8179 10 жыл бұрын

Same car that was in the first Karate Kid movie

@endorsti7137 3 жыл бұрын

Same exact car or same type of car

@TG-cp9jw 5 жыл бұрын

Praise Jesus Mickey did a good job.

@senorkaboom 10 жыл бұрын

Bill seems a little, ummmmm, eager to help Mickey, and not just for driving. Good to see Mick have Lassie around, in case Mick ends up in the well, again.

@cadrolls 10 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. He stared at his younger brother with incestreous lust in his eyes. I think he was a pervert!

@randy109 7 жыл бұрын

In 1952 men and boys could show fraternal Love with no idea what might appear homoerotic. The world was a better place in 1952 than it is now. Sad to watch a society fall by a thousand little cuts at its fabric. Each of those "cuts" appear harmless when viewed by themselves but our society is crumbling...

@johna.4334 4 жыл бұрын

Alright, alright. Keep the perverted thoughts to yourself.

@phuk4549 3 жыл бұрын

@@cadrolls yeah I think Bill wanted Mickey to have his babies.

@CEOkiller 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing he let Jane help… she could be the next Veda Orr…

@02chevyguy 7 жыл бұрын

7:35 (building behind billboard) Daily Planet Building.

@GTVAlfaMan 3 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell where this was filmed?

@ShakespeareCafe 2 жыл бұрын

Instant Karma--- 5:40

@1960tpk 8 жыл бұрын

what happened to the hood when he was cleaning plugs?:)

@johnhand871 8 жыл бұрын

It was real easy to pull the hood off those early Fords. If I remember correctly, it was just 4 bolts on the hood hinges in back. On the early Buicks, 1940s and early 50s, two people could remove the hood, no bolts. Those hoods would open from either side of the car, flip up left or right. Two people could undo the hood latches at the same time and lift the hoods right off. A side note: I drove across the desert on US 66 a few times, and it was a common sight to see Buick hoods left lying alongside the highway after the car had overheated and the driver took the hood off. Of course, later, in Los Angeles or wherever, they would be looking for a new hood.

@welchshahan714 6 жыл бұрын

I cant tell the difference, is the car a 46, 47, or 48, Ford?

@mauriciopinzongomez1114 6 жыл бұрын

Ford Super Deluxe Club Convertible Coupe 1947

@Northaxe 9 жыл бұрын

this movie is actually later colored

@caerynfitzpatrick8715 6 жыл бұрын

That dog is looooooong dead now

@BigEightiesNewWave 4 жыл бұрын

Gee willikers

@richardrice40 3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't been easier to text each other?

@somersetdc 3 жыл бұрын

I think mickey's voice should change before he's allowed to drive a car. Sounds like he's nine years old.

@sidneyhirst1925 3 жыл бұрын

They must have had crappy brakes and tires back then... Those numbers seem a little off!

@earlnut 3 жыл бұрын

I drove a '41 Buick for about 10 years and those old cars are fine, but they don't react like modern cars do. People in those days gave the cars in front of them a wide berth because of it. Sometimes in old movies you'll see on the back of commercial vehicles a warning that they have air brakes, and you might not so don't follow closely. You really have to drive those cars, but with all their quirks and drawbacks, there is something about them that makes you look forward to going somewhere in them.