Thunder in Carolina

Thunder in Carolina (1960)

THE WORLD SERIES OF STOCK CAR RACING!

A stock-car veteran teaches a grease monkey to race in the Southern 500 in Darlington, S.C.

Date of release
1960-07-01
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Action
Director
Paul Helmick

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: South Carolina

Thunder in Carolina is a 1960 stock car racing film directed by Paul Helmick and starring Rory Calhoun, Alan Hale, Jr., and Connie Hines. Written by Alexander Richards, it contains 1959-vintage stock car race footage.

Production

All filming was done during 1959 with much of the footage taken during the actual event. A film car was entered to capture on-track sequences and Rory Calhoun actually ran some laps during the race. Calhoun drives a two-tone 1957 Chevrolet, with a blue body and white top, while his friend-turned-competitor "Les York" is in a 1959 Oldsmobile.

The film is a "B" grade production in terms of budget but Thunder in Carolina managed to capture much of the sound and fury of the era.

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