The Fast and the Furious (1954)

A trucker framed for murder breaks out of jail, takes a young woman hostage, and enters her sports car in cross-border road race hoping to get to Mexico before the police catch him.

Directors:

John Ireland, Edward Sampson (as Edwards Sampson)

Writers:

Jerome Odlum (screenplay), Jean Howell (screenplay)

Stars:

John Ireland, Dorothy Malone, Bruce Carlisle

Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Ireland	...	Frank Webster
Dorothy Malone	...	Connie Adair
Bruce Carlisle	...	Faber
Iris Adrian	...	Wilma Belding - Waitress
Marshall Bradford	...	Mr. Hillman - Race Marshal
Bruno VeSota	...	Bob Nielson - Truck Driver (as Bruno Ve Sota)
Byrd Holland	...	Doctor
Larry Thor	...	Detective Sergeant
Henry Rowland	...	Faraday - Motorist in Park
Jean Howell	...	Sally Phillips
Dick Pinner	...	State Trooper (as Richard Pinner)
Robin Morse	...	Gas Station Attendant
Lou Place	...	Det. Faraday
'Snub' Pollard	...	Park Caretaker (as Snub Pollard)

Storyline

A man wrongly imprisoned for murder breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police pursuing him, he's forced to take a beautiful young woman, driving a fast sports car, hostage and slip into a cross-border sports car race to try to make it to Mexico before the police get him.

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Plot Keywords:

teensploitation | psychotronic film | held at gunpoint | hot wiring a car | police detective | 

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Taglines:

WIDE SCREEN THRILLS! Filmed At The Pebble Beach International Sports Car Races

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

Approved

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Frank and Connie watch the antiques race they then attend the Concours d'Elegance, in which the grand prize winner was a Rolls Royce convertible owned by a "Jack Milner" from Beverly Hills. This is a reference to the associate producer, Jack Milner.

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Goofs

The size, shape and location of the smudges on Connie's face change in appearance after the escape from the burning shack.

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Quotes

Connie Adair: You can't prove you're innocent running away.
Frank Webster: I can't prove it dead.

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Connections

Referenced in House of Payne: The Fast and the Furious (2007)

User Reviews

Roger Corman B Film

Frank Webster, (John Ireland) is a truck driver and is accused of killing another truck driver by driving him off the road and John breaks out of jail and finds a diner to eat and meets up with Connie Adair, (Dorothy Malone). John's identity is questioned in the diner by a man and is very suspicious of him and John knocks him out and grabs Connie and takes off in her sports racing jaguar. Connie and Frank go for very speedy rides through out California to Mexico and they even enter a car race with the police following them all the way. Connie & Frank manage to get along after fighting with each other all the time and there eventually becomes a romantic relationship between the two of them. John Ireland was also the director of this film and Dorothy Malone looked very young and attractive and they both gave an outstanding performance in this black and white B Film by Roger Corman.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Fast and the Furious

Filming Locations:

Saddle Peak Lodge - 419 Cold Canyon Drive, Calabasas, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$66,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Palo Alto Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1