Hot Rod Girl

Hot Rod Girl
Directed by	Leslie H. Martinson
Produced by	Norman T. Herman
Written by	John McGreevy
Based on	an original story by John McGreevy
Starring	Lori Nelson Chuck Connors John Smith
Music by	Alexander Courage
Cinematography	Sam Leavitt
Production company	Nacirema Productions
Distributed by	American International Pictures
Release dates	July 1956
Running time	79 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Hot Rod Girl is a 1956 action film directed by Leslie H. Martinson and released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Girls in Prison. It stars Lori Nelson and Chuck Connors.^[1][2]

Plot

Carolyn Kearney, Frank Gorshin, and Lori Nelson (1956), in Hot Rod Girl

Lisa (Lori Nelson) is worried about her fiancé Jeff (John Smith) after the death of his brother in illegal street racing. Flat Top (Frank Gorshin) and the other hot rodders, who hang out at Yo-Yo’s (Fred Essler) burger joint, only went to the police sponsored dragstrip, because of Jeff urging them, but now he does not want anything to do with it. It is only a matter of time, before Police Detective Ben Merrill (Chuck Connors) has another accident, to clean up, when Bronc Talbot (Mark Andrews) rolls into town and goads them into playing chicken.

Cast

Roxanne Arlen and Eddie Ryder (1956), in Hot Rod Girl

• Lori Nelson as Lisa Vernon
• Chuck Connors as Det. Ben Merrill
• John Smith as Jeff Northrup
• Mark Andrews as Bronc Talbott
• Roxanne Arlen as L.P.
• Frank Gorshin as Flat Top
• Fred Essler as Yo-Yo, restaurateur
• Carolyn Kearney as Judy
• Eddie Ryder as Two Tanks

Soundtrack

Original music by Alexander Courage includes "Hot Rod Rock", with Bud Shank on saxophone.

See also

• List of American films of 1956

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hot Rod Girl.

• Hot Rod Girl at the Internet Movie Database
• Hot Rod Girl is available for free download at the Internet Archive