Hot Rod (Remastered Edition) (1950) On DVD

Actor:        James Lydon, Art Baker, Gil Stratton Jr., Gloria Winters, Myron Healy
Director:   Lewis D. Collins
Genre:       Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Year:         1950
Studio:      MONOGRAM
Length:     61
Released: December 22, 2010
Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:     DVD
Misc:         Black & White
Language:English
Subtitles  :N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Like something that rolled out of a garage in Andy Hardy's hometown of Carvel Indiana comes Hot Rod. James Lydon (whose radio and film portrayals of Henry Aldrich were perhaps but a half-block removed from Andy) stars as David Langham, an enterprising youth with an eye for the girls and an ear for a well-tuned high-compression machine. And his dad? He's a sagacious font of advice (Art Baker) who happens to be a small town judge. The film, which combines the excitement of tire-singing speed with a cautionary message about the perils of street racing, would see a stream of redlining exploitation flicks in its rearview, Hot Rod Girl, Hot Rod Gang and Hot Rods to Hell among them.