The scene is a party somewhere in teenland: Big Arnie (Richard Hartunian) is uncouth and dresses flashy. His chick, Terri (Leigh Snowden,) tells him to clean up and he tells her to forget it. She does just that, riding home with Hank (Larry Dolgin), another member of the Red Devils hot rod club.
On the way, a car (which looks suspiciously like Big Arnie) drives them off the road and Hank is killed.
Did Arnie do it? If he didn’t, who did?
Only on the day of the “big race” is the mystery resolved and the ending happy.
Another ‘loose youth’ entry from Allied Artists, complete with actual footage of the Pomona dragstrip.
Terri Warren
Leigh Snowden Arnie Crawford
Richard Hartunian Ray Johnson
Wright King Benny (Club President)
Joey Forman Jim Lawrence
Brett Halsey Hank Adams
Larry Dolgin Bill
John Brinkley Ma Crawford
Dorothy Adams Arnie’s Boss
Than Wyenn Pops
Joseph Mell
Director
Leslie H. Martinson
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On the way, a car (which looks suspiciously like Big Arnie) drives them off the road and Hank is killed.
