The Fast and the Furious

The Fast and the Furious (1954)

Jeff and Cheryl talk about the first AIP movie: the OG version of the race car drama The Fast and the Furious.

Directed by Edward Sampson and John Ireland 
Screenplay by Jean Howell and Jerome Odlum from a story by Roger Corman 
Produced by Roger Corman 

Cast: 
John Ireland as Frank Webster 
Dorothy Malone as Connie Adair 
Bruce Carlisle as Faber 
Iris Adrian as Wilma Belding 
Marshall Bradford as Mr. Hillman – Race Marshall
Bruno VeSota as Bob Nelson 
Byrd Holland as Doctor
Larry Thor as Detective Sergeant
Henry Rowland as Faraday
Jean Howell as Sally Phillips
Richard Pinner as State Trooper
Robin Morse as Gas Station Attendant
Lou Place as Det. Faraday
Snub Pollard as Park Caretaker
Roger Corman as Roadblock State Trooper (uncredited)
Jonathon Haze as Connie’s Rescuer (uncredited)
William Woodson as Officer Samuels (uncredited)

Released under American Releasing Corporation, 1954

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Our open and close is comprised of 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)