High School Confidential! (1958)
High School Confidential! (1958)
Plot.
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.
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Cast & Crew.
Russ Tamblyn
Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
Jan Sterling
Arlene Williams
John Drew Barrymore
J. I. Coleridge
Mamie Van Doren
Gwen Dulaine
Jerry Lee Lewis
Self
Ray Anthony
Bix
Jackie Coogan
Mr. A
Charles Chaplin, Jr.
Quinn
Diane Jergens
Joan Staples
Burt Douglas
Jukey Judlow
Michael Landon
Steve Bentley
Jody Fair
Doris
Phillipa Fallon
Poetess
Robin Raymond
Kitty
Lyle Talbot
William Remington Kane
James Todd
Jack Staples
William Wellman Jr.
Wheeler-Dealer
Texas Joe Foster
Henchman / Story
Diana Darrin
Gloria
Carl Thayler
Petey
Irwin Berke
Morino
Mel Welles
Charlie O'Flair
Norman Grabowski
Flat Top
Carmen Phillips
Driver
Leoda Richards
Dress Shop Customer
Rusty Lane
Police Desk Sergeant
Helen Jay
Angela Dale
Robert Blees
Story / Screenplay
Jack Arnold
Director
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 30, 1958
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 25m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
High School Confidential is a 1958 American crime drama film directed by Jack Arnold, starring Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Jackie Coogan, Diane Jergens and Michael Landon.
The film also features a cameo by Jerry Lee Lewis who opens the movie singing “ “Boppin’ at the High School Hop” which Lewis co-wrote with Ron Hargrave. Lewis released the title track as a Sun Records 45 single which became a Top 40 hit, reaching #21 in the Billboard charts.The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.
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