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.
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Cast
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| John Ireland | ... | Frank Webster | |
| Dorothy Malone | ... | Connie Adair | |
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Bruce Carlisle | ... | Faber |
| Iris Adrian | ... | Wilma Belding - Waitress | |
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Marshall Bradford | ... | Mr. Hillman - Race Marshal |
| Bruno VeSota | ... | Bob Nielson - Truck Driver (as Bruno Ve Sota) | |
| Byrd Holland | ... | Doctor | |
| Larry Thor | ... | Detective Sergeant | |
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Henry Rowland | ... | Faraday - Motorist in Park |
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Jean Howell | ... | Sally Phillips |
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Dick Pinner | ... | State Trooper (as Richard Pinner) |
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Robin Morse | ... | Gas Station Attendant |
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Lou Place | ... | Det. Faraday |
| 'Snub' Pollard | ... | Park Caretaker (as Snub Pollard) | |
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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. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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teensploitation | psychotronic film | held at gunpoint | hot wiring a car | police detective |Taglines:
High speed Excitement! When a Wanted Man -- Meets a Wanting Woman! See more »Certificate:
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Frank Webster: Don't tempt me.
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The race sequence uses stock footage of actual road races that were held in Pebble Beach, California along with new racing scenes filmed for the movie. See more »Goofs
When watching the first police road block stopping the racers, the boom mic and operator are reflected in the car's windscreen during the entire scene. See more »Quotes
Connie Adair: I guess I should be grateful you haven't murdered *me* yet.Frank Webster: Don't tempt me.
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This is a decent if imperfect B-grade action feature, which today offers the added attraction of seeing the contemporary road-racing cars. The story uses a familiar plot idea, and simply adds the racing setting to give it some extra turns. The cast and characters are solid, though none of them really stands out.
John Ireland plays a wrongly-accused fugitive who kidnaps a female racer played by Dorothy Malone, and then heads for the border in her car. Roger Corman's story has some good sequences of action and drama, but there are a number of other stretches where things become dull or repetitive. The climactic race sequence offers an adequate finale, though it leaves you with the feeling of slightly unrealized potential.
The movie has enough strengths to be at least average for its time and genre. If you can overlook a few flaws, it's worth seeing as a way to pass an hour or so.