My wife is downstairs watching the Academy Awards, which brings up a thought about hydroplanes and movies. Here’s some movies that I know of that had inboard hydroplanes featured in them. If there were any others, let me know.
“Racing Fever – The Movie” brings forth the following movie trailer. If you haven’t bought and seen this 1964 movie yet, buy it and get ready to see a really ‘bad movie’ with the most stupidest, love story / bad guy storyline plot. It’s so stupid, you’ll laugh more than anything, but in the 60s, if would have probably been a movie one would typically walk out on, if it were not for the neat action footage of the old limited class hydroplanes doing their thing in Florida.
Magnificent Obsession (1954) trailer
starring Rock Hudson & Jane Wyman
I believe this has the unlimited boat, Hurricane which Rock Hudson’s playboy character owns and uses for one of his play toys.
Madison – Movie Trailer (long version)
Route 66
The famous TV show. This 1963 episode feature the 4-seater Miss Budweiser Unlimited hydro (Bernie Little converted it to drove folks around in) going in a head-to-head “race” with Ray Gassner’s Sunshine Baby IV, H-57 7-litre Lauterbach. Guy Lombardo makes a few appearances and his Port-O-Call Lounge, too.
Thanks to Brent McLean for sending in the video link
……..and Guido Romani send me this about an Italian movie that featured hydroplanes: Violenza sul Lago (about 1952/3) with Mario Verga boat “Laura” and a few passages with driver/owners Verga and Selva as actors!
Guido states video will be available later – but below appears to be the movie poster.
I was also informed that Sea Hunt | Season 4 Episode 36 | titled SKIPPER |
has the Bill Muncey crash into the Coast Guard boat.
Wish these links worked. Would absolutely love to see them.