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Hot Rod Girl (1956)

1956 · Feature film · 79 min · dir. Leslie H. Martinson

Teenage terrorists tearing up the streets!

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Synopsis

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…

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Director
Leslie H. Martinson
Writer
John McGreevey
Studio
Nacirema Productions, American International Pictures
Released
1956-07-04
Running time
79 minutes

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Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★ · Not bad · kingfast · 2011-12-02

The title is a little misleading as the girl only drives her T-Bird in a drag race against a Jaguar XK120 in the opening shot.But if you like 50's culture and cars you will enjoy this modest offering. At times the dialogue amongst the young folk is quite sharp anbd antertaining. They mostly hang out in the local diner. A brooding newcomer enters the scene upsetting the status quo, with his flash car and challenging the locals. Some hot rod car action.

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