Hot Cars

1956
U
1h

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A salt-of-earth family man needs money for his sick son, and decides to keep a job at a used car lot despite realizing it is selling stolen cars.A salt-of-earth family man needs money for his sick son, and decides to keep a job at a used car lot despite realizing it is selling stolen cars.A salt-of-earth family man needs money for his sick son, and decides to keep a job at a used car lot despite realizing it is selling stolen cars.

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6.4/10

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John Bromfield

Nick Dunn

Joi Lansing

Karen Winter

Mark Dana

Smiley Ward

Carol Shannon

Jane Dunn

Ralph Clanton

Arthur Markel

Robert Osterloh

George Hayman

Dabbs Greer

Det. Davenport

Charles Keane

Lt. Jefferson

Vic Cutrier

Bret Carson
(uncredited)

Marilee Earle

Betty Carson
(uncredited)

John Frederick

Hutton
(uncredited)

Paula Hill

Mrs. Davenport
(uncredited)

Kurt Katch

Otto Krantz
(uncredited)

Maurice Marks

Paul - the Bartender
(uncredited)

George Sawaya

Lt. Holmes
(uncredited)

Joan Sinclair

Miss Rogers
(uncredited)

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- Don McDougall
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Featured review

7/10

Hot Joi Lansing & her classy chassis!

Fans of fast cars, forgotten noirs, obscure L. A. locations, jowly John Bromfield and the many-splendored joys of buxotic Joi Lansing will have a field day with this no-budget delight. Produced by cheapskate auteurs Howard Koch and Aubrey Schenck, who gave the world CRIME AGAINST JOE, PHAOROH'S CURSE and THE GIRL IN BLACK STOCKINGS, this two-bit jalopy has it all: hot wheels, hot dames, hot spots (including shameless plugs for actual used car lots and beachfront watering holes), and hot action (climaxed by a wild fight to the death on a roller coaster ride).

All in an hour's running time.

Hot damn!

Fred_Rap
Aug 7, 2024
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Trivia
The car being taken for a test drive at the beginning of the film is a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 190SL convertible. MSRP was around $4,000 ($46,000 in 2024). In excellent condition, at auction in 2024 these cars can fetch well over $100,000.

Goofs
It is quite incomprehensible why Ward gets on the roller coaster. Gives the police and Dunn time to arrive on the scene. If he had gotten out alive, they would have had him served on a platter.

Quotes
Det. Davenport: There's a real cozy hot car racket working the state. Sooner or later, somebody's gonna get their neck barbecued.

Crazy credits
The following acknowledgment appears on screen at the end of the film: "The producers of 'Hot Cars' wish to thank Big John's used car lot and Johnny O'Toole's used car lot in Culver City, California, for their help in making this picture possible".