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The Devil On Wheels

1947 · 67 min

A cautionary tale of youthful recklessness, with tense street races and a sobering moral lesson.

Directed by
Crane Wilbur
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noreen Nash, Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore
Tagline
When He Took the Wheel ... Slammed Down on the Throttle ... And Started Burning Rubber ... He Was Dynamite!
Overview
A teenager is involved in running from the police in his hot rod hits a car in a hit-and-run case where the victims turn out to be his mother and his best friend in another hot rod.

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Directed by
Crane Wilbur
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noreen Nash, Darryl Hickman, Terry Moore
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • guilt
  • death
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
67 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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