Hot Rod (1950 film)

Hot Rod
Hot Rod
	DVD cover
Directed by	Lewis D. Collins
Written by	Daniel B. Ullman
Produced by	Jerry Thomas
Starring	Jimmy Lydon ; Art Baker ; Gil Stratton
Cinematography	Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by	Roy V. Livingston
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production; company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release dates	October 12, 1950; December 5, 1950(New York);
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Last updated October 02, 2025

Hot Rod is a 1950 American drama film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Jimmy Lydon, Art Baker, Myron Healey, Gloria Winters and Gil Stratton.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Jimmy Lydon as David Langham
Art Baker as Judge Langham
Gil Stratton as Clarence "Swifty" Johnson
Gloria Winters as Janie Evans
Myron Healey as Joe Langham
Tommy Bond as Jack Blodgett
Jean Dean as Gloria
Bret Hamilton as Paul
Marshall Reed as John C. Roberts
Dennis Moore as motorcycle patrolman
Sailor Vincent as holdup man

Production

Jimmy Lydon was announced as the film's star just before production began in late July 1950.^[4]^[5] The production wrapped within one week.^[6]

Reception

Critic Dorothy Masters of the New York Daily News wrote: "The plot for 'Hot Rod' is considerably more transparent than the celluloid it's printed on. In undertaking an indictment of souped-up cars in irresponsible hands on public highways, the picture telegraphs its melodramatics in the first reel. ... James Lydon tried hard and does as well as can be expected of such a poorly written role."^[2]

References

↑ "Summer Stock (Advertisement)". The Daily Home News . New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1950-10-12. p. 25.
1 2 Masters, Dorothy (1950-12-06). "'Hot Rod' Attacks the Souped-up Cars". p. 15C.
↑ Stanfield, Peter. The Cool and the Crazy: Pop Fifties Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 2015. p. 117. ASIN B010P0XNW6. ISBN 0813572983.
↑ "James Lydon Signed". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. 1950-07-26. p. 13.
↑ "Production Schedule". Citizen-News . Hollywood, California. 1950-07-29. p. 7.
↑ "Production Schedule". Citizen-News . Hollywood, California. 1950-08-05. p. 19.

External links

Hot Rod at IMDb
Hot Rod at the TCM Movie Database
Hot Rod at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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[1] "Summer Stock (Advertisement)". The Daily Home News . New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1950-10-12. p. 25.

[nydn-2] 1 2 Masters, Dorothy (1950-12-06). "'Hot Rod' Attacks the Souped-up Cars". p. 15C.

[3] Stanfield, Peter. The Cool and the Crazy: Pop Fifties Cinema. Rutgers University Press, 2015. p. 117. ASIN B010P0XNW6. ISBN 0813572983.

[4] "James Lydon Signed". Democrat and Chronicle . Rochester, New York. 1950-07-26. p. 13.

[schedule-5] "Production Schedule". Citizen-News . Hollywood, California. 1950-07-29. p. 7.

[schedule2-6] "Production Schedule". Citizen-News . Hollywood, California. 1950-08-05. p. 19.

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