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Dragstrip Girl (1957)

Dragstrip Girl poster
Directed by
Edward L. Cahn
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl gets involved with street racing and fast driving. She meets a young man who shares her interest in cars.

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What happens

Dragstrip Girl is a 1957 film starring John Ashley in his first lead role. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with Rock All Night and it proved an early success for the studio. Fay Spain co-starred in the film, which was remade later that year as Motorcycle Gang. Special effects technician Paul Blaisdell had a cameo role in Dragstrip Girl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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