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| Speed Kings |
| Member: (marcilynn) | Posted: 05/04/09 05:57:57 | Tag: Screenplay |
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Film adaptation of book Yesteryear at the Uniontown Speedway by Marci Lynn McGuinness It’s Leatherheads meets Seabiscuit. Barney Oldfield and Ralph DePalma are America’s Speed Kings in 1916, when Uniontown, Pennsylvania, the wealthiest town in the country, builds the nation’s greatest automobile racing board track. Charlie Johnson charms the funds out of Universal Films President Carl Laemmele, Henry Ford, Willie Vanderbilt and steel barons, then after 7 years of fame and fortune, runs to Cuba with the money. Relive early auto racing through the lives of Tycoon, George Titlow, and Speed King, Charlie Johnson, from 1902 through 1922. Meet Louis, Gaston and Arthur Chevrolet, Barney Oldfield, Ralph DePalma and Tommy Milton. See them perform amazing feats in the day’s top racing machines, going up to 109.46 mph on a 1 1/8 mile, steeply-banked, wooden oval track. Witness one of the worst tragedies in racing history as 5 die at the Preliminary Opener. Dance with George and Anna Titlow, Charlie Johnson and his loves, as they take film stars and America’s elite for an historical, heart-wrenching ride at the track during the coal and coke boom. Millions of racing fans, automobile enthusiasts, and history buffs will race to theatres. Marci McGuinness is the author and publisher of over 20 books. She specializes in southwestern Pennsylvania regional history, uncovering unique stories. The high energy writer speaks at car club meetings and shows, schools, organizations and events, spreading the word about the Uniontown Speedway board track and the development of the National Pike and Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania. McGuinness is presently adapting Gone to Ohiopyle to film, starring Chief Nemacolin, George Washington, General Braddock, Congressman Andrew Stewart and Frank Lloyd Wright. Recent reviews by: Hemmings Motor News, the Jaquar Journal, and the Vette Gazette. The author is seeking representation for her screenplay, Speed Kings, and future projects. If you are interested, please contact her by phone or e mail. Marci Lynn McGuinness Shore Publications P. O. Box 74, Ohiopyle, PA 15470 443-480-3730 or 724-329-5336 shorepublications@yahoo.com; marci@ohiopyle.info www.ohiopyle.info; www.uniontownspeedway.com |
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