Dragstrip Girl (1957)
Jeff and Cheryl soup up their jalopies and race at dangerous speeds to see
Dragstrip Girl.
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Lou Rusoff
Based on story by Lou Rusoff
Produced by Alex Gordon and Executive Produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff
Starring:
Fay Spain as Louise Blake
John Ashley as Fred Armstrong
Steve Terrell as Jim Donaldson
Frank Gorshin as Tommy Burns
Tommy Ivo as Rick Camden
Dorothy Bruce as Anna Blake
Don Shelton and Sam Blake
Russ Bender as the Police Lieutenant
Gracia Narciso as Mama
Tito Vuolo as Papa
Produced by Golden State Productions and distributed by American International Pictures. Find this movie available to stream on Tubi or rent on Prime Video.
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Dragstrip Girl trailer
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Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers:
How to Make a Monster (1958),
The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962),
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957),
High School Hellcats (1958),
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965),
The Wild Angels (1966),
It Conquered the World (1956),
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and
Female Jungle (1955)