The Fast and the Furious
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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.
Screenplay by Jean Howell and Jerome Odlum
from a story by Roger Corman
Produced by Roger Corman
Directed by Edward Sampson and John Ireland
Starring:
John Ireland as Frank Webster
Dorothy Malone as Connie Adair
Additional Cast:
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)
Jonathan Haze as Connie’s Rescuer (uncredited)
William Woodson as Officer Samuels (uncredited)
A Palo Alto Production
Distributed by American Releasing Corporation
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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)
