Fever Heat

Fever Heat
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Russell S. Doughten
Screenplay by	Henry Gregor Felsen
Based on	novel by Felsen
Produced by	Russell S. Doughten
Starring	Nick Adams Jeannine Riley Norman Alden Vaughn Taylor Daxson Thomas Robert Broyles
Cinematography	Gary Young
Edited by	Tom Boutross
Music by	Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Production company	Heartland Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	May 1968 (1968-05)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fever Heat is a 1968 American drama film directed by Russell S. Doughten and written by Henry Gregor Felsen. The film stars Nick Adams, Jeannine Riley, Norman Alden, Vaughn Taylor, Daxson Thomas and Robert Broyles. It was released in May 1968 by Paramount Pictures. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

Ace Jones is a talented but hot-tempered former stock car driver who's been banned from professional racing after a dangerous incident. Drifting through a small Iowa town, he stops at a rundown garage for truck repairs and meets Sandy Richards, a young widow struggling to keep the business afloat after her husband's death in a racing accident. With the help of Sandy's brother-in-law and an eccentric mechanic named Toad, Ace gets drawn into the local dirt-track stock car racing scene.

As Ace works on cars and starts racing again on a small scale, he develops a romance with Sandy while navigating rivalries, unscrupulous competitors, and the high-stakes dangers of the track. The story builds around his efforts to turn the garage into a success, redeem himself, and confront the risks of the racing world he can't escape.

Cast

• Nick Adams as Ace Jones
• Jeannine Riley as Sandy Richards
• Norman Alden as Herbert Herpgruve
• Vaughn Taylor as Toad Taplinger
• Daxson Thomas as Ronnie Richards
• Robert Broyles as Loren Peale
• Al Ruscio as Al Demarco
• Skip Nelson as Track Announcer
• Walt Reno Jr. as Makin
• Ron Foreman as Duke Ossman
• Mary Walker as Irma Peale
• Alvin Meyer as Customer
• John Doughten as Driver #1
• Art Breese as Bob Towner
• Cliff Carr as Cliff
• Matt Moro as Matt
• Lon Parsons as Chip Van
• Sharon Baum as Lois Towner
• Dwayne Bacon as Driver #2
• Robert McClelland as Driver #3
• Art Greco as Jensen

Production

The screenplay was written by Henry Gregor Felsen, based on his novel of the same name originally published under the pen name Angus Vicker. ^{[4] [5]}

The film was shot in Dexter, Iowa. ^[6]

See also

• List of American films of 1968

References

1. "Fever Heat (1968) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. 1968-05-01. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
2. Dan Pavlides (2014). "Fever-Heat - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
3. FEVER HEAT Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 35, Iss. 408, (Jan 1, 1968): 156.
4. Commire, Anne (1971). Something about the Author: Facts and Pictures about Contemporary Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People. Gale Research. pp. 89–90. ISBN   978-0-8103-0050-7.
5. Annals of Iowa. Iowa State Historical Department, Division of Historical Museum and Archives. 2003. p. 52.
6. "Carvel's Iowa Film Set With Rory Calhoun". Variety . June 3, 1970. p. 7.

Sources

• Knepper, Marty; Lawrence, John (2014). The Book of Iowa Films. Sioux City, Iowa: The Book of Iowa Films Press. ISBN   978-0-9904289-1-6.
• Lentz, Harris M. III (2009). Feature Films, 1960–1969: A Filmography of English-Language and Major Foreign-Language United States Releases. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0934-8.
• Lindvall, Terry; Quicke, Andrew (2011). Celluloid Sermons: The Emergence of the Christian Film Industry, 1930-1986. NYU Press. ISBN   978-0-8147-5324-8.
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External links

• Fever Heat at IMDb