Originally made for television in 1966, but released first in theaters and drive-ins instead.
This film project was originally announced by Metro in July 1955 as another juvenile delinquent drama to follow up on the box office success of "The Blackboard Jungle." The studio had purchased the short story "The Red Car" by Alex Gaby prior to it's publication (as "Fifty-Two Miles to Terror") in the January 14, 1956 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. The January 20, 1956 New York Times reported that Richard Thorpe was set to direct the screenplay by Rod Serling, with studio head Dore Schary personally producing the picture. On March 24th the Times reported that the project was "postponed indefinitely" and "casting difficulties were cited as the reason for the decision to halt preparations."
Veteran director John Brahm's final film.