An old man looks back 60 years to a road trip from rural Mississippi to Memphis| a horse race| and his own coming of age. Lucius's grandfather gets the first
automobile in the area| a bright yellow Winton Flyer. While he's away| the plantation handyman| Boon Hogganbeck| conspires to borrow the car| taking Lucius with him.
Stowed away is Ned| a mulatto and Lucius's putative cousin. The three head for Memphis| where Boon's sweetheart works in a whorehouse| where Ned trades the car for a
racehorse| and where Lucius discovers the world of adults - from racism and vice to possibilities for honor and courage. Is there redemption for reivers| rascals|
and rapscallions?
* IMDB ...... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064886
* RATING .... 6.9/10 from 2,011 users
* GENRE ..... Comedy Drama
* PLOT ...... In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old
boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends
talk him into sneaking the family car out for a trip
to Memphis and a series of adventures.