Film packed with period hot rods typical of mid-1950s Southern California car culture.
Most are heavily customized 1930s Ford-based rods (especially 1932 “Deuce” roadsters and coupes, along with other pre-war Fords),
mixed with later 1940s–early 1950s models.
79-minute low-budget black and white teen drag-racing drama directed by Leslie H. Martinson
The story follows Arny Crawford (Richard Hartunian), a rough-edged mechanic and member of the Road Devils hot-rod club.
After a heated clash at a club party, a fatal car crash leaves one member dead and Arny’s girlfriend Terri (Leigh Snowden) injured. The club quickly turns against Arny,
convinced he caused the accident. Shunned and sabotaged, he rebuilds his car to compete in a high-stakes $1,500 cross-country race that will decide both the prize and the truth.
Hartunian’s only film role draws frequent comparisons to a tougher Marlon Brando or James Dean, while Leigh Snowden was already a familiar face to teenage audiences. Supporting players include Wright King, Joey Forman, and Brett Halsey.
Real race footage was shot at the Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, giving the drag and cross-country sequences authentic period cars and atmosphere.
Exact year-by-year identification of every vehicle is not well documented, as the production used a mix of local enthusiast cars and stock footage.
Shot in just two weeks in early 1957 and often shown as a double feature, the film is a classic example of mid-1950s “carsploitation” drive-in entertainment, complete with a swinging jazz score by Alexander Courage.
Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of
thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems...
GM G-Series Van & 1978 Chevrolet Camaro
1980 Chrysler LeBaron
1978 Chevrolet Camaro
Movie Trailer
Although There Aren't a Lot of Classic Cars in This Movie
And It Mostly Takes Plays Inside of The Old Man's House
I Still Wanted It on my List, As I Really Enjoyed the Camaro Part(s)...
And I'm Sure... When You Like Old US Cars Also.. You Will Do To
Also... I wouldn't Recon This as Horror But It's Def a Good Thriller.
Allison is
a good girl who has decided she wants to be bad and falls in love with Cry-Baby
Walker, who, though he is sent to juvie, is determined to cross class and taste
boundaries to get Allison back.
1932 Ford V8 Roadster
1947 Chevrolet 3100
1947 Mercury Eight
1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Station Wagon
1950 Buick Super
1950 Mercury (Front Left) and 1954
Chevrolet 210 (Front Right)
