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** One of the bar patrons does this the two-note whistle when we are introduced to the lovely Kelly James.
** The parrot does this noise when Kelly kisses Nick when he’s at her apartment.
** The parrot does this noise when Kelly kisses Nick when he’s at her apartment.
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** One of the bar patrons does this when we are introduced to Kelly James.
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''The Devil’s Hairpin'' is a 1957 film starring Cornel Wilde, who also directed and co-wrote the screenplay with James Edmiston. The film also stars Arthur Franz and Mary Astor as well as Paul Fix, Larry Pennell, Gerald Milton, Ross Bagdasarian, Morgan Jones, Jack Kosslyn and Louis Wilde.
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''The Devil’s Hairpin'' is a 1957 film starring Cornel Wilde, who also directed and co-wrote the screenplay with James Edmiston. The film also stars Arthur Franz and Mary Astor Creator/MaryAstor as well as Paul Fix, Larry Pennell, Gerald Milton, Ross Bagdasarian, Morgan Jones, Jack Kosslyn and Louis Wilde.
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'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film not only starring Cornel Wilde as the main protagonist but Wilde directed the film as well as writing it alongside James Edmiston. The film also stars Arthur Franz and Mary Astor as well as Paul Fix, Larry Pennell, Gerald Milton, Ross Bagdasarian, Morgan Jones, Jack Kosslyn and Louis Wilde.
Cocky auto racer Nick Jargin has retired from auto racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny at a hairpin bend on a circuit and now holds a trendy bar called “King’s Room” who keeps him busy full time.
One day, sportswriter Mike Houston goads Nick to come out of retirement and challenge new champion Tony Botari, particularly after egotistically saying in an interview that Botari has no real competition now that he's out of the sport.
Nick decides to returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with his brother Johnny, Kelly James along with her pretty lover Danny Rhinegold, his no-nonsense mother and the patrons at the bar by his side.
Cocky auto racer Nick Jargin has retired from auto racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny at a hairpin bend on a circuit and now holds a trendy bar called “King’s Room” who keeps him busy full time.
One day, sportswriter Mike Houston goads Nick to come out of retirement and challenge new champion Tony Botari, particularly after egotistically saying in an interview that Botari has no real competition now that he's out of the sport.
Nick decides to returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with his brother Johnny, Kelly James along with her pretty lover Danny Rhinegold, his no-nonsense mother and the patrons at the bar by his side.
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Cocky auto racer Nick Jargin (Wilde) has retired from auto racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny (Pennell) at a hairpin bend on a
One day, sportswriter Mike Houston (Milton) goads Nick
Nick decides to returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own
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* ActorAllusion: When we first see Ross Bagdasarian’s character Tani Ritter, he’s playing on the piano at the bar. For those who don’t know, Bagdasarian goes by {{stage name}} created musical singing trio The Chipmunks under the {{stage name}} “[[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Dave Seville]].”
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* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: Played straight at first between Kelly and Ms. Jargin when the blonde visits the elderly woman the second time, but then the conversation draws to Nick.
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'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film not only starring Cornel Wilde as the main protagonist by he directed the film as well as writing it alongside James Edmiston.
Cocky car racer Nick Jargin (Cornel Wilde) retired from racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny (Larry Pennell) at a hairpin bend on a circuit and now holds a trendy café who keeps him busy full time. Until one day, new champion racer Tony Boari (Jack Kosslyn) challenges him. Nick returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with Kelly James (Jean Wallace), her pretty lover Danny Rhinegold (Arthur Franz) and his no-nonsense mother (Mary Astor) by his side.
'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film not only starring Cornel Wilde as the main protagonist by he directed the film as well as writing it alongside James Edmiston.
Cocky car racer Nick Jargin (Cornel Wilde) retired from racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny (Larry Pennell) at a hairpin bend on a circuit and now holds a trendy café who keeps him busy full time. Until one day, new champion racer Tony Boari (Jack Kosslyn) challenges him. Nick returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with Kelly James (Jean Wallace), her pretty lover Danny Rhinegold (Arthur Franz) and his no-nonsense mother (Mary Astor) by his side.
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'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film not only starring Cornel Wilde as the main protagonist
Cocky
One day, sportswriter Mike Houston goads Nick to come out of retirement and challenge new champion
Nick decides to returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with his brother Johnny, Kelly James
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Nick.
* TheAce: Nick, when it comes to racing.
* ActorAllusion: When we first see Ross Bagdasarian’s character Tani Ritter, he’s playing on the piano at the bar. For those who don’t know, Bagdasarian goes by {{stage name}} created musical singing trio The Chipmunks under the {{stage name}} “[[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Dave Seville]].”
* AttentionWhore[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo: Nick, as summarized by his mother:
-->”He has to be important all the time. He’ll give but it’s like . . . hand-me-down. He won’t share, he doesn’t know how, he wants to be needed by everyone!”
* BarBrawl: Nick does this to Tony Botari when he and Botari’s party of four are at Nick’s table when Tony refuses to leave Jargin’s table at a fancy restaurant. Fortunately, Nick’s apprehended alongside Tony immediately after the former lands the first blow to the latter.
* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: Played straight at first between Kelly and Ms. Jargin when the blonde visits the elderly woman the second time, but then the conversation draws to Nick.
* BrandX: During the beginning credits, there’s a line reading “‘Nick Jargin’s Wardrobe.’”
* [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Redhead, Brunette, Blonde]]: When Nick’s seen having dinner with a nameless woman [[spoiler:after Kelly leaves him]], in order, each woman has red hair, black hair and then blonde hair.
* CarnivoreConfusion: While eating at Kelly’s apartment, Nick gives Louie the parrot part of his lamb chop to which the bird takes but doesn’t eat it, or at least not on screen.
* [[CoolCar Cool Auto Race Cars]]
* TheAce: Nick, when it comes to racing.
* ActorAllusion: When we first see Ross Bagdasarian’s character Tani Ritter, he’s playing on the piano at the bar. For those who don’t know, Bagdasarian goes by {{stage name}} created musical singing trio The Chipmunks under the {{stage name}} “[[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Dave Seville]].”
* AttentionWhore[=/=]SmallNameBigEgo: Nick, as summarized by his mother:
-->”He has to be important all the time. He’ll give but it’s like . . . hand-me-down. He won’t share, he doesn’t know how, he wants to be needed by everyone!”
* BarBrawl: Nick does this to Tony Botari when he and Botari’s party of four are at Nick’s table when Tony refuses to leave Jargin’s table at a fancy restaurant. Fortunately, Nick’s apprehended alongside Tony immediately after the former lands the first blow to the latter.
* UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest: Played straight at first between Kelly and Ms. Jargin when the blonde visits the elderly woman the second time, but then the conversation draws to Nick.
* BrandX: During the beginning credits, there’s a line reading “‘Nick Jargin’s Wardrobe.’”
* [[BlondeBrunetteRedhead Redhead, Brunette, Blonde]]: When Nick’s seen having dinner with a nameless woman [[spoiler:after Kelly leaves him]], in order, each woman has red hair, black hair and then blonde hair.
* CarnivoreConfusion: While eating at Kelly’s apartment, Nick gives Louie the parrot part of his lamb chop to which the bird takes but doesn’t eat it, or at least not on screen.
* [[CoolCar Cool Auto Race Cars]]
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Tani Ritter is Ross Bagdasarian, better known by {{stage name}} [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Dave]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Seville]].
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie is very hard to find.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Tani EasilyForgiven: Johnny to Nick after being seriously injured by him.
* GlassesPull: Ms. Jargin does this couple of times.
* HowWeGotHere: Why Nick’s back on the race track at the beginning.
* {{Jerkass}}: Ms. Jargin practically ignores Nick when he visits with Kelly and then tells Kelly to leave him when the guy hasn’t proposed.
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: Ms. Jargin does listen to the race Nick’s in on the radio, showing emotion when a race car went through the barrier of said ‘devil’s hairpin’ and into the ravine, believing it could have been her son. [[spoiler:It wasn’t. It was Rodriguez.]]
* InnerMonologue: Nick at the beginning of the movie, before the race starts.
* MustacheVandalism: Not only does Nick’s picture in the newspaper gets this, but it sports a goatee and devil horns.
* ParentalFavoritism: Johnny for Ms. Jargin, as evident by talking about Johnny when Nick and his girlfriend Kelly visited her on her birthday, ignoring Nick.
* ProductPlacement: Played with. There’s a place called “King’s Place,” though it isn’t a bar.
* SadisticChoice: Though a ''very'' mild example but Kelly gives Nick the ultimatum of either marry her or she’s leaving. [[spoiler:He declines so Kelly goes back to former boyfriend Danny Rhinegold, who now runs Botari's racing team. She eventually gets back with him at the end.]]
* ShoutOut: Nick tells Ritteris Ross Bagdasarian, better known by {{stage name}} [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Dave]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Seville]].
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie is very hardto find.“[[Film/{{Casablanca}} Play it again]], I like it,” when asked to perform for the costumer who came into the King’s Room bar, before Nick learns it’s sports columnist Mike Houston.
* RhymesOnADime: Kelly does this during her health club class.
* GlassesPull: Ms. Jargin does this couple of times.
* HowWeGotHere: Why Nick’s back on the race track at the beginning.
* {{Jerkass}}: Ms. Jargin practically ignores Nick when he visits with Kelly and then tells Kelly to leave him when the guy hasn’t proposed.
* JerkassWithAHeartOfGold: Ms. Jargin does listen to the race Nick’s in on the radio, showing emotion when a race car went through the barrier of said ‘devil’s hairpin’ and into the ravine, believing it could have been her son. [[spoiler:It wasn’t. It was Rodriguez.]]
* InnerMonologue: Nick at the beginning of the movie, before the race starts.
* MustacheVandalism: Not only does Nick’s picture in the newspaper gets this, but it sports a goatee and devil horns.
* ParentalFavoritism: Johnny for Ms. Jargin, as evident by talking about Johnny when Nick and his girlfriend Kelly visited her on her birthday, ignoring Nick.
* ProductPlacement: Played with. There’s a place called “King’s Place,” though it isn’t a bar.
* SadisticChoice: Though a ''very'' mild example but Kelly gives Nick the ultimatum of either marry her or she’s leaving. [[spoiler:He declines so Kelly goes back to former boyfriend Danny Rhinegold, who now runs Botari's racing team. She eventually gets back with him at the end.]]
* ShoutOut: Nick tells Ritter
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The movie is very hard
* RhymesOnADime: Kelly does this during her health club class.
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* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Drink]]: Martini’s for Kelly.
* TheUnfavorite: Nick, see {{parental favoritism}} above.
* [[WholeEpisodeFlashback Whole Movie Flashback]]: Why Nick returned to racing at the beginning of the movie.
* WolfWhistle: One of the bar patrons does this when we are introduced to Kelly James.
** The parrot does this when Kelly kisses Nick when he’s at her apartment.
* ValleyGirl: The nameless redhead Nick takes out on a date [[spoiler:after Kelly left him]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nick’s redheaded date he takes to a dinner is never seen again. The next time Nick’s on a date in the King’s Room bar, he’s with a black haired woman. Then she disappears and is replaced with a blonde bimbo . . . who also disappears. Interestingly, each woman appears in one small scene.
* TheUnfavorite: Nick, see {{parental favoritism}} above.
* [[WholeEpisodeFlashback Whole Movie Flashback]]: Why Nick returned to racing at the beginning of the movie.
* WolfWhistle: One of the bar patrons does this when we are introduced to Kelly James.
** The parrot does this when Kelly kisses Nick when he’s at her apartment.
* ValleyGirl: The nameless redhead Nick takes out on a date [[spoiler:after Kelly left him]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nick’s redheaded date he takes to a dinner is never seen again. The next time Nick’s on a date in the King’s Room bar, he’s with a black haired woman. Then she disappears and is replaced with a blonde bimbo . . . who also disappears. Interestingly, each woman appears in one small scene.
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'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film directed by not only starring Cornel Wilde and written as the main protagonist by he directed the film as well as writing it alongside James Edmiston.
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* TitleDrop: "The Devil's Hairpin" is a name of a dangerous turn on the racetrack, so it's inevitable.
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* DisappearedDad: Nick's dad is never mentioned.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Nick's mother blames him for a racing accident that seriously injured his brother Johnny, thus having nothing to do with him.
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'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film directed by Cornel Wilde and written by James Edmiston.
Cocky car racer Nick Jargin (Cornel Wilde) retired from racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny (Larry Pennell) at a hairpin bend on a circuit and now holds a trendy café who keeps him busy full time. Until one day, new champion racer Tony Boari (Jack Kosslyn) challenges him. Nick returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with Kelly James (Jean Wallace), her pretty lover Danny Rhinegold (Arthur Franz) and his no-nonsense mother (Mary Astor) by his side.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Nick.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Tani Ritter is Ross Bagdasarian, better known by {{stage name}} [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Dave]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Seville]].
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'''''The Devil’s Hairpin''''' was a 1957 film directed by Cornel Wilde and written by James Edmiston.
Cocky car racer Nick Jargin (Cornel Wilde) retired from racing since he nearly caused the death of his brother Johnny (Larry Pennell) at a hairpin bend on a circuit and now holds a trendy café who keeps him busy full time. Until one day, new champion racer Tony Boari (Jack Kosslyn) challenges him. Nick returns to competition and this time around he will not only have to beat his new rival but also his own demons with Kelly James (Jean Wallace), her pretty lover Danny Rhinegold (Arthur Franz) and his no-nonsense mother (Mary Astor) by his side.
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!!Tropes appearing in this:
* TenMinuteRetirement: Nick.
* HeyItsThatGuy: Tani Ritter is Ross Bagdasarian, better known by {{stage name}} [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Dave]] [[WesternAnimation/TheAlvinShow Seville]].
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