The California Kid
1974 · 1h 14m · Action, Thriller, TV Movie · United States of America · Rated 16 (DE)
In this town a speeding ticket is a death sentence.
A sadistic small-town sheriff has a habit of deliberately forcing speeders to their deaths on the mountain roads leading into town. The brother of one of the victims rolls into town in his hot rod to investigate his brother's death.
Directed by
Richard T. HeffronWritten by
Richard Compton6.1Smart score
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car crashhot rodmurdersheriffsmall townsmall town sheriff
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