Hot Car Girl is a 1958 American film directed by Bernard L. Kowalski.[1] Seeing Hot Car Girl in a four-walled playoff in 1958 gave the audience the sense that they were witnessing something clandestine and taboo.[2]
| Hot Car Girl | |
|---|---|
 Double bill poster with The Cry Baby Killer | |
| Directed by | Bernard L. Kowalski |
| Written by | Leo Gordon |
| Produced by | Gene Corman |
| Starring | Richard Bakalyan June Kenney John Brinkley |
| Cinematography | John M. Nickolaus Jr. |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was an early credit for producer Gene Corman, who said "It had a very modest budget... but it served us well."[3] Gene Corman went on to make two more films with Kowalski.[4]
Plot
editDuke and Freddie are two friends who steal car parts and pawn them for support. Duke's girlfriend Peg attempts to dissuade him from this lifestyle. Angered, he taunts her with another girl, Janice, who has driven up alongside him. They line up for a drag race. A motorcycle policeman who chases them is killed as he crashes into Janice's car. Janice gets arrested. Duke, who has driven off, paints his black car light blue to escape detection. Janice learns his license number, and, in fear of being discovered, Duke kills her. Duke coerces Peg to leave town with him. They go on the run as thieves. Realizing his luck will not hold out but unwilling to surrender, Duke sends Peg back. Duke remains alone in an abandoned roadside market, awaiting his fate.
Cast
edit- Richard Bakalyan as Walter 'Duke' Willis
- June Kenney as Margaret 'Peg' Dale
- Robert Knapp as Det. Lt. Ryan
- John Brinkley as Freddy
- Sheila McKay as Micki
- Bruno Vesota as Joe Doobie
- Jana Lund as Janice Wheeler
- Grace Albertson as Mrs. Dale
- Hal Smith as Lon - Soda Bar Owner
- Tyler McVey as Mr. James Wheeler
- Howard Culver as Dan - Police Headquarters Sergeant
- Jack Lambert as Cop # 1 at Soda Bar
- Ed Nelson as Second Cop at Soda Bar - Driver
References
edit- ^ "Hot Car Girl". IMDb. 17 August 1958.
- ^ Lewis, J. (2014). Essential cinema: An introduction to film analysis. Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
- ^ Weaver, Tom (2006). Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup. McFarland. p. 95. ISBN 9780786428588.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 May 2024). "Top Ten Corman – Part Five, Gene Corman". Filmink.
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