Main Cast: Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Arthur Franz, Mary Astor, Paul Fix
Release Year: 1957
Country: US
Run Time: 82 minutes
Plot
Actor Cornel Wilde branched out into directing with The Devil's Hairpin--reserving the starring role for himself. Wilde plays a motor racing champion who ruins his career through his reprehensible behavior on and off the track. Thrown off the racing circuit in disgrace after crippling his brother in an accident, Wilde tries to make a comeback, and to compensate for his past recklessness. Jean Wallace, who was Mrs. Cornel Wilde at the time, plays the girl who supervises Wilde's redemption. The Devil's Hairpin set the standard for Cornel Wilde's later directorial efforts: Pedestrian dialogue sequences, first-rate action highlights. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Larry Pennell - Johnny; Gerald Milton - Mike Houston; Jack Kosslyn - Tony Botari; Morgan Jones - Chico Martinez; John Benson; Henry Blair - Newsboy; Sue England - Brunette; John Indrisano - Gate Guard; Mike Mahoney - Starter; Gordon Mills; Gilchrist Stuart; Jack Latham - Race Announcer; Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. - Tani; Les Clark - Bill, the Bartender
Credit
Hilyard M. Brown - Art Director, Hal Pereira - Art Director, Edith Head - Costume Designer, Cornel Wilde - Director, Floyd Knudtson - Editor, Van Cleave - Songwriter, Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. - Songwriter, Daniel L. Fapp - Cinematographer, Cornel Wilde - Producer, Sam Comer - Set Designer, Grace Gregory - Set Designer, John P. Fulton - Special Effects, Cornel Wilde - Screenwriter, James Edmiston - Screenwriter, James Edmiston - Book Author
