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| Joi Lansing, John Bromfield, Carol Shanno & Mark Dana in HOT CARS Year: 1956 Rates: ***** |
Despite not making any Film Noir lists, HOT CARS is the epitome of the seedy side of crime cinema led by an otherwise honest guy who, in this case, is ironically a used car salesman in John Bromfield, married to the perfect suburban wife and father of a sick child: thus needing extra money, and quick...
Yet the best scenes occur in the first act when Bromfield's Nick can't catch a break, mainly from bullying boss Robert Osterloh, who both sophisticated desk-set villain Ralph Clanton and handsome killer henchman Mark Dano... eventually targeting token snoopy cop Dabs Greer... are initially a nice break from...
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| John Bromfield and Joi Lansing in HOT CARS |
But not for long as one pivotal scene involves a literal truckload of HOT CARS, moved onto the nighttime lot as it's revealed both to the audience and central hero what kind of trouble he's in, leading to an inevitable agreement to do crooked things for logical reasons, the staple of Film Noir...
And yet, vibrantly saturated with a snazzy jazz score, HOT CARS is mostly shot in the California sunshine... from the main lot to a rollercoaster ride finale... so the dark-shadowy element is missing: yet scene-stealing Joi Lansing's semi-kept trophy blonde (with her sights on honest Nick from the start) puts enough sexually-driven-fatale for a perfect crime programmer, whether anyone knows it or not.
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John Bromfield and Joi Lansing in HOT CARS
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| Secretary Joan Sinclair in HOT CARS |
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John Bromfield in HOT CARS with Ralph Clanton
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| John Bromfield and Mark Dana in HOT CARS |
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