Storyline : An old man looks back 60 years to a road trip from rural Mississippi to Memphis, a horse race, and his own co...
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Storyline : An old man looks back 60 years to a road trip from rural Mississippi to
Memphis, a horse race, and his own coming of age. Lucius's grandfather
gets the first automobile in the area, a bright yellow Winton Flyer.
While he's away, the plantation handyman, Boon Hogganbeck, conspires to
borrow the car, taking Lucius with him. Stowed away is Ned, a mulatto
and Lucius's putative cousin. The three head for Memphis, where Boon's
sweetheart works in a whorehouse, where Ned trades the car for a
racehorse, and where Lucius discovers the world of adults - from racism
and vice to possibilities for honor and courage. Is there redemption for
reivers, rascals, and rapscallions?
Stars : Steve McQueen, Rupert Crosse, Mitch Vogel, Sharon Farrell, Ruth White, Michael Constantine, Clifton James, Juano Hernández, Lonny Chapman, Will Geer
