Detroit stories that should be movies

**xdet** · February-23-16, 01:56 AM

Originally Posted by Smirnoff

Gar Wood going overseas to capture & bring home the Harmsworth Trophy, then challenging the world in a boat race on the Detroit River 8 times to retain!

Ask and shall be done- Gar Wood in film- https://youtu.be/4N-wZ5zOTmY?list=PL...Myty6zlwjS8z2H

**Hermod** · February-23-16, 04:49 AM

A couple of tragic baseball themes:

Dick Wakefield
Mark Fydrich

**Ray1936** · February-23-16, 11:41 AM

Someone above suggested films on the Detroit auto barons and their families. There was one such attempt on that theme, and it had an all-star cast, including Sir Lawrence Olivier. The film was "The Betsy", and it was filmed in Detroit. It was a complete flop.

**canuck** · February-23-16, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Someone above suggested films on the Detroit auto barons and their families. There was one such attempt on that theme, and it had an all-star cast, including Sir Lawrence Olivier. The film was "The Betsy", and it was filmed in Detroit. It was a complete flop.

Yes well, if they had chosen a real actor instead of a third rate sorry excuse for a stand up comic like Sir Larry...