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High School Confidential!
High School Confidential!

High School Confidential!

Behind these "nice" school walls... A TEACHERS' NIGHTMARE!...A TEEN-AGE JUNGLE!

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

30 May 1958

Country

United States of America

Cast

Russ Tamblyn

Russ Tamblyn

Tony Baker / Mike Wilson

Jan Sterling

Jan Sterling

Arlene Williams

John Drew Barrymore

John Drew Barrymore

J. I. Coleridge

Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren

Gwen Dulaine

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

Self

Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony

Bix

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Mr. A

Charles Chaplin, Jr.

Charles Chaplin, Jr.

Quinn

Diane Jergens

Diane Jergens

Joan Staples

Burt Douglas

Burt Douglas

Jukey Judlow

Michael Landon

Michael Landon

Steve Bentley

Jody Fair

Jody Fair

Doris

Phillipa Fallon

Phillipa Fallon

Poetess

Robin Raymond

Robin Raymond

Kitty

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

William Remington Kane

James Todd

James Todd

Jack Staples

William Wellman Jr.

William Wellman Jr.

Wheeler-Dealer

Texas Joe Foster

Texas Joe Foster

Henchman

Diana Darrin

Diana Darrin

Gloria

Carl Thayler

Carl Thayler

Petey

Irwin Berke

Irwin Berke

Morino

Mel Welles

Mel Welles

Charlie O'Flair

Norman Grabowski

Norman Grabowski

Flat Top

Carmen Phillips

Carmen Phillips

Driver

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Dress Shop Customer

Rusty Lane

Rusty Lane

Police Desk Sergeant

Helen Jay

Helen Jay

Angela Dale

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