Highway Hell (1937) On DVD

Actor:          Charles Maurice, Don Hirst, Diane Winthrop, Julian Harris, Margaret Weiner
Director:     Pat Carlyle
Genre:         Drama
Year:            1937
Studio:         Alpha Video
Length:        55 minutes
Released:   December 28, 2010
Rating:         Not Rated
Format:        DVD (NTSC/Region 1)
Misc:             Black & White
Language:   English
Subtitles  :   N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Pop Bartlett discovers that his roadhouse cabins are being taken over by a notorious prostitution ring. Lovely young ladies are hitchhiking their way to big cash, turning tricks on the highway for a handsome, fast-talking pimp named Slavick. When Bartlett opposes the illicit trafficking, Slavick has one of his girls lure Pop's son, Bob, with some easy sex. With Bob Bartlett under his control, Slavick is determined to take control of the cabins that will make him rich. The clash between Pop and Slavick explodes in violence, retribution and death.

Like all classic exploitation films, this Preview Pictures Production feigns a disapproving moralistic point-of-view, as it boldly depicts pretty young girls turning tricks on the highways.

Hitch-hiking prostitutes threaten the moral fabric of America in this hilariously campy exploitation film.