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The Great American Foot Race

Educational
Documentary Short

Facing scorching temperatures, 19-year-old Andy Payne, a small-town Cherokee boy, takes home the gold after winning a grueling 3,422-mile foot race designed to bring attention to the newly constructed Route 66 Highway. The race recounted in this Emmy-nominated film became one of the wildest promotion schemes in history, allowing Andy to win enough money to marry his girl and keep the family farm.

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Director:
Dan Bigbee & Lily Shangreaux
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Run Time:
57 min
Release:
2002
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