Wuchak
Released in 1959 and shot in B&W, "Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow" chronicles the events of a group of hot rod drag racers who are forced to move into a deserted mansion as their new headquarters, which appears to be haunted. To celebrate their new home and make money, they throw a Halloween costume party. The festivities are interrupted by a monster who's hogging the dances with the best-looking gals!This is an eminently entertaining 50's hot rod/non-horror movie highlighted by petite cutie Jody Fair as the main protagonist and, believe it or not, one of the top hot rodders; not to mention the stunning statuesque beauty, Sanita Pelkey, who appears to be around 6'2". Several of the girls have a slumber party at one point. As for the "horror" shenanigans, they're essentially the blueprint for the Scooby Doo, Where Are You! cartoon, which debuted a decade later. The film runs 65 minutes and was shot in Southern California.GRADE: B
atlasmb
Take all possible scenes that might occur in a 50s teen flick, mix them together, and you have the plot of "Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow". This is perfect fare for a drive-in, where audiences paid little attention to the screen anyway.There's beautiful teenager with a penchant for drag racing. There's a father who has concerns about the younger generation. A grandmother who likes to play the flute. Scenes of swing dancing and some really awful examples of guitar-driven rock-n-roll. Mix in a parrot that talks too much and a foursome that represent the bad element (Eric von Zipper's understudy?).For no apparent reason, the action shifts to a supposedly haunted house, complete with things that revolve and things that cast large shadows. It's there that a talking car is revealed. And a highly-charged drag race occurs offscreen while the big ghost mystery is solved. Just in time for the big teen romance to...hey wait there's no resolution of boy and girl. Maybe it's because there never really was a conflict to resolve. Just harmless, campy fun in the suburbs.
incorrigableaz
I thought the movie was fun. I would like to see it again. I would think about buying it if I knew where to get it. Thats how much I enjoyed it. ENJOYED IT. My Sister and I have brought it up a lot over the years. We would often say Polly want a cracker and just laugh. We would then have to explain where that came from. At that time for our age, it scared us in some spots and made us laugh in others. The bird was a riot. Some of our friends also have fond memories of this movie. I remember we woke our Mother up with our antics while watching it. She was not please as she had to work the next day. I have told my children about it and they would like to see it to.
Space_Mafune
This film is all about good music, good times and good fun. Nothing in it is to be taken too seriously man! At this time, Horror spook films seemed to be on the downward spin in terms of popularity but teen films about dancing, drag-racing and just being cool were just coming into fashion cat! But this one does feature a Monster(a Paul Blaisdell creation) and a ghost albeit all in the good spirits(ha!). Blaisdell actually has the funniest lines in the film. The Funest Man!
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