Hot Rod Rumble (1957)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Leigh Snowden	...	Terri Warren
	Richard Hartunian	...	Arnie Crawford
	Wright King	...	Ray Johnson - Arnie's sidekick
	Joey Forman	...	Benny, club president
	Brett Halsey	...	Jim Lawrence
	Larry Dolgin	...	Hank Adams
	John Brinkley	...	Bill
	Chuck Webster	...	Race official
	Dorothy Adams	...	Ma Crawford
	Than Wyenn	...	Arnie's Boss
	Ned Glass	...	Auto Parts Dealer
	Phil Adams	...	Club member
	Joseph Mell	...	Pops

Storyline

Arny joins a hot rod club, but his eccentric mannerisms (a Marlon Brando rip-off performance from "The Wild One" by look-alike Hartunian) make him unpopular. At a party, Terry rebukes him for his coarseness and centers her attention on another boy. A fight between the two men is stopped by Jim Lawrence, but Ray Johnson, pretending friendship with Arny, keeps the antagonism going and tries to win Terry for himself. Driving home, Hank and Terry are harassed by a hot rod which they think is driver by Arny. Swerving to avoid a collision, they are thrown from the car, and Hank is killed and Terry badly injured and unconscious. Ray, the actual driver of the hot rod, carries Terry to his car, but frightened by approaching vehicles, he returns her to the wreckage and flees. All, including Terry, blame Arny for the wreck, but there is no proof. Vindictive club members destroy Arny's car and beat him mercilessly... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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