The Fast and the Furious (1954 film)

The Fast and the Furious
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Directed by
Screenplay by
Story byRoger Corman
Produced byRoger Corman
Starring
CinematographyFloyd Crosby
Edited byEdward Sampson
Music byAlexander Gerens
Production
company
Distributed byAmerican Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • November 1954 (1954-11)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000[1][2]
Box office$250,000[3][4][2]
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The Fast and the Furious is a 1954 American crime drama B movie starring John Ireland and Dorothy Malone, co-directed by Ireland and Edward Sampson.

It was the first film produced for the American Releasing Corporation, and the second feature produced by Roger Corman.[5]

  1. ^ Frank 1998, p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "$65,000 'Day' may hit $1,000,000". Variety. 22 February 1956. p. 16.
  3. ^ Arkoff and Turbo 1992, p. 35.
  4. ^ Bergan, Ronald. "Samuel Z. Arkoff." The Guardian [London (UK)], September 27, 2001, p. 24.
  5. ^ FAST AND THE FURIOUS, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 24.