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.
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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Did you know
- TriviaIt turns out that, while Marilee Earle's scene was mostly cut from the movie (a newlywed couple being sold a car), there is a wide (establishing) shot of her and her husband: Only a true fan can make out it's her, but she is in the movie for about two seconds, from far away.
- 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 creditsThe 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".
- ConnectionsReferenced in Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (1977)
Featured review
Mixed Bag
John Bromfield is an honest young man with a pretty wife and a new baby. He's also a used car salesman, who gets fired for not pushing junk to a customer. That customer turns out to be the owner of a chain of used car lots, looking for someone like Bromfield to sell stolen cars.
HOT CARS, like many a Schenck-Koch production in this period, has an interesting story, people who look good on the screen and fine visuals. Not only is it shot in the "Southwest Noir" style, but there's a fine noir ending on a roller coaster. What it lacks is good performances. The line readings all seem a bit droning, like a bad episode of DRAGNET. It even results in calling attention to the actors. Joi Lansing, in particular, seems to hit her mark and pose before reciting her lines.
Still, the careful visuals and bravura ending add to the story to keep things interesting all the way through.
HOT CARS, like many a Schenck-Koch production in this period, has an interesting story, people who look good on the screen and fine visuals. Not only is it shot in the "Southwest Noir" style, but there's a fine noir ending on a roller coaster. What it lacks is good performances. The line readings all seem a bit droning, like a bad episode of DRAGNET. It even results in calling attention to the actors. Joi Lansing, in particular, seems to hit her mark and pose before reciting her lines.
Still, the careful visuals and bravura ending add to the story to keep things interesting all the way through.
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- boblipton
- Jul 27, 2017
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- California Incline, Santa Monica, California, USA(Nick and Karen drive Mercedes 190 SL up hill during opening titles)
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.85 : 1
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