The Great Leslie

The Great Leslie also known Leslie Gallant III is the main protagonist in the 1965 slapstick comedy film The Great Race. He is a daredevil and a racer, which he participates the "New York to Paris" race but chose not to finish the race to prove his love on Maggie Dubois, which causes his rival Professor Fate not to accept to win the race by default and restart the race.
He is played by the late Tony Curtis.
== Biography ==
The Great Leslie whose real name is Leslie Gallant III is a daredevil stuntman, also been famous and is lives in the lights of much of his rival Professor Fate who's stunts always backfire on him. After finishing few daredevil stunts Leslie holds a meeting about a race which starts New York, USA to Paris, France. Professor Fate (who was disguise as one the guests) rejects the idea, but accepts, after accidentally reveals himself to him and challenges him to a race saying that Leslie will lose the race and he himself will be the winner.
Sometime later, Leslie and his mechanic sidekick Hezekiah goes to the Webber Motor Car Company, unaware he is been observed by Professor Fate and his sidekick Max from their makeshift blimp. The CEO of the company shows Leslie his car with a Leslie Special logo on it, much to his and Hezekiah's delight and Professor Fate and Max's shock. As Leslie examines his new car and The CEO shakes hands with him, Professor Fate and Max attempts to destroy the car with a bomb, but it blows on their blimp due to it getting stuck on the wheel of the blimp alerting Leslie, Hezekiah and The CEO to their presence.
Before the race begin in a month, Leslie meets a reporter of the sentinel named Maggie Dubois who suspected by Hezekiah as a spy for Professor Fate and serves her champagne, then they have a small rapier sword fight. Maggie handcuffs Leslie which he gives him a kiss and removes the handcuffs and Hezekiah sends Maggie back to her horse as she challenges Leslie to a race.
A month later The New York to Paris race finally arrives, Leslie and Professor Fate are having a little trouble the audience from touching their respective cars. Leslie and Hezekiah notices Maggie enters the race on her car with Professor Fate confronting her. The races starts with Leslie and Professor Fate taking lead with the other contestants' cars breaking down due to Max sabotage in order to gain less competitor of the race. Fortunately Leslie's car was not along with Maggie's and Max accidentally sabotage their own car, but he and Fate fix it.
Leslie finds Maggie who car broke down in the middle of the west (eliminated in the race) and Hezekiah cannot fix it and she boards on Leslie's car and proceeds to Boracho, Texas where they are escorted to town by the men of the Sheriff of Boracho who were driven back earlier by Professor Fate (who arrived first and rejects being the guest of honor) with his smokescreen mistakenly them are attacking him and Max. Leslie accepts the offer by the Mayor of Boracho as guest of honor. 
In the Saloon, a gun slinger named Texas Jack interrupts the celebration and ignites a saloon fist fight with Leslie and Hezekiah, while Professor Fate and Max are able to sneak out and finds the gasoline, they need despite the of mayor of Boracho's objection. The saloon fist fight was interrupted by the explosion caused by Professor Fate who managed to stealed the gasoline he needed and destroyed the rest. As Professor Fate and Max escaped in their car, Leslie is shown to have two choices; chase after Professor Fate or save Boracho, Leslie chooses to save Boracho first and he and the entire citizens of Boracho saves the town. Leslie uses horses to make his car going and finds Maggie in the outskirts of Boracho and they reach Grommet where they find gasoline and Maggie handcuffs Hezekiah on the train.
Leslie and Maggie arrived in Alaska and use their car as a tent and warm themselves, Professor Fate and Max arrive and are forced to stay in Leslie's car due to a polar bear driven them out of their car. The next day, they find themselves floating on a ice raft with Professor Fate falling out once and there was a thunderstorm along the way where they successfully prevent their car from falling off. The next day they finally drift to Asia, where Hezekiah was waiting for them and repaired their cars.
Leslie arrive in Carpania first, unaware Professor Fate, Max and Maggie (who was picked by the latter earlier) was captured by Baron Von Stuppe and use him as pose for Prince Hapnick so he can rule Carpania. Leslie was soon captured by his men for spying. Max who manage to escaped frees Leslie and they rescue Professor Fate, Maggie and Hezekiah from Stuppe's men and Leslie deals Stuppe himself. Shortly after this a large pie fight ensues in the bakery, while Hapnick furiously banishes his general for involving Stuppe's plots.
Leslie, Maggie (now back in Leslie's car), Hezekiah, Professor Fate and Max finally arrive to Paris, which Leslie gets an argument with Maggie as they approach the finish line. Leslie stops his car just short in the finish line to prove his love to Maggie than finishing the race, which Professor Fate wins by default (probably for grateful to Max for freeing him from Stuppe earlier in exchange that Professor Fate is the true winner), but he refuses to accept it, accusing him a cheater (knowing Leslie is the true winner) and challenges him to another race back home to New York. Leslie accepts this and marries Maggie with Professor Fate and Max reluctantly attending. Professor Fate allows Leslie to take lead first then tries to shoot him with his car's cannon, but it misses him and hits instead the Eiffel Tower causing it to collapse presumably killing Professor Fate and Max, allowing Leslie to finally win the New York To Paris race.
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