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The Ride

1963 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

Foreign title: La Course (French)

Studio
National Film Board of Canada
Distributor
National Film Board of Canada

Synopsis

This comic fantasy opens with a chauffeur sitting in a Rolls Royce waiting for his employer. He starts to daydream, imagining that it's winter. The scene shifts from the residential street to snowy hills, where a series of comic misadventures begin. The Rolls Royce turns into a runaway toboggan. It carries the tycoon, who is still immersed in reading the stock exchange news, on a dizzying ride. The chase includes some unforgettable antics in snow, including a piggyback ride on an incredulous skier.

Characters

Chauffeur, Tycoon, Skier

Credits

Directing

Director
Gerald Potterton

Producing

Producer
Colin Low
Executive Producer
Tom Daly

Music

Music
Eldon Rathburn

Camera

Camera
Reginald Morris

Sound

Sound
Ron Alexander

Production notes

Film without words.