690 Wonderfully patriotic soap box derby short which features the 1936 races. Plenty of exciting races is blended well with the almost drooling narration, which is somewhat perverse in it's passion for the 'boy'. Great scenes of other boys playing sports too, such as tug of war, football and a great boxing scene. Reccomended. All Hail The Boy! Spuzz 2002-12-21 20:15:00 2002-12-21 20:15:00 4 2082 General Motors sponsored this film, as well as the derby, which was supposed to be a tribute to the "All-American Boy." The bombastic narration lends a campy air to the proceedings, which is good, because otherwise they'd be pretty dull, especially the awards banquet at the end. Campy moments include the opening montage of "friendly competition," which goes from friendly games of marbles on to progressively more aggressive sports, such as football, wrestling, and boxing, all while the narrator expounds on how this builds character; the closing montage of faces of boys dissolving into each other, seemingly communicating a message of conformity, and the closing assertion that these boys would go on to fight other battles which is superimposed over an American flag––considering the timing of the film you can't help wondering how many of them would die in World War II. A ripe film for msting. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ****. All-American Soap Box Derby Christine Hennig 2003-04-27 19:54:47 2003-04-27 19:54:47 4 The bombastic narration probably fit when this film was presented in the large movie theatres of the 1930's. I found the production a well done interesting period piece. It covered the topic well. Using a partriotic theme, I wonder what was the fate of many of those boys who grew up and went off to World War II in the 1940's. "All American Soap Box Derby" good for its time 4 ERD. 2007-01-08 17:23:39 2007-01-08 17:23:39 3 4.00