A full color B movie from M-G-M and the 'King of the Quickies' producer Sam Katzman. Dana Andrews is a man disabled from a car accident that tries to start a new life by moving his family to the desert, where he will take ownership of a motel. His dowdy wife(Jeanne Crain)is sympathetic enough and still believes in her man. Their teenage daughter(Laurie Mock)is fascinated by the rough boys in hot rods tormenting the family along the highway.
This flick is a hoot and a half to watch now looking back at what terrorized the hard working family man in those days when innocence was busting loose. Andrews is pathetic and is definitely as 'un-hip' a guy you could find for the part. Crain still has wholesome appeal in the mid '60s and is pretty much a waste of talent. Also in the cast: Paul Bertoya, Gene Kirkwood, George Ives and Paul Genge. Music is provided by a combo fronted by Mickey Rooney Jr.
This flick is a hoot and a half to watch now looking back at what terrorized the hard working family man in those days when innocence was busting loose. Andrews is pathetic and is definitely as 'un-hip' a guy you could find for the part. Crain still has wholesome appeal in the mid '60s and is pretty much a waste of talent. Also in the cast: Paul Bertoya, Gene Kirkwood, George Ives and Paul Genge. Music is provided by a combo fronted by Mickey Rooney Jr.