The Lively Set
The Lively Set is a 1964 American color action drama sport film directed by Jack Arnold and starring James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Doug McClure and Joanie Sommers.
Plot
Casey Owens, a young mechanic, has developed a design for a turbine car engine, paving the way for a jet-powered auto certain to set a new land speed record. Wealthy playboy Stanford Rogers hires Casey to build the car for him to race in the Tri-State Endurance Run. Chuck Manning, an engineering student whom Casey had met in a drag race, discovers potential flaws in the car's design. After an unsuccessful test run, Rogers abandons the turbine-powered car for a traditional racing model, but Casey and Chuck rework the turbine vehicle to compete with Rogers in the endurance run. Chuck's sister Eadie becomes Casey's love interest.
More details
author | William Alland |
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director | Jack Arnold |
editor | Archie Marshek |
events | motor car |
genre | action drama |
keywords | drag race end engineer love interest man |
musicBy | Bobby Darin |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Editing |
producer | William Alland |
productionCompany | Universal Pictures |
publisher | Universal Pictures |
theme | race road movie sports |