Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

In the 1979 comedy film "Fast Charlie...the Moonbeam Rider," World War I veteran and possibly a deserter, Charlie Swattle (David Carradine), competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race to win a hefty $5,000 prize. With his laid-back attitude and cunning ways, he reunites with fellow veterans and meets a feisty woman named Grace, played by Brenda Vaccaro, whose life becomes entangled with his as they navigate the dangers of the road and the cutthroat competitors in the race. As Charlie faces a choice between being a small-time crook or a big-time winner, this action-comedy film brings its own brand of speed and humor to the 1920s era.