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Hot Rod Girl
“Teenage terrorists tearing up the streets!”
4.6 / 10• 1956• 1h 19m•NR• English
ActionDramaRomance
Storyline
After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.When his younger brother, Steve, is killed racing a hot-rod, Jeff Northup blames himself for the accident since he had built the car for his brother and had encouraged him to race it, with other boys on a special course provided by police detective Ben Merrill, who is working to reduce the city's hot-rod fatalities by providing supervision for the dangerous hobby. Jeff withdraws from participating in races on Merrill's course and, without his leadership, reverts to racing on the streets. "Bronc" Talbott, a newcomer, makes a play for Jeff's girlfriend, Lisa Vernon. Eventually, the taunting-Talbott forces Jeff into a race which results in the death of a bicycling child, and evidence seems to indicate Jeff was at fault.
Cast & Crew
Lori Nelson
Lisa Vernon
Lead
Chuck Connors
Detective Ben Merrill
John Smith
Jeff Northrup
MA
Mark Andrews
Bronc Talbott
Roxanne Arlen
L.P.
Frank Gorshin
Flat Top
Fred Essler
Yo-Yo
Eddie Ryder
Two Tanks
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leslie H. Martinson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hot Rod Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
