Dragstrip Girl

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

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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)