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High School Big Shot (1959)

The kid who showed the big time how!

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Joel Rapp
Writer : Joel Rapp

Synopsis

Marv needs money. His unemployed dad is so poor that he makes Marv give up half his last six bucks so they can both go on three-dollar dates; he's just lost his scholarship after getting caught writing a term paper for Betty, the prettiest (and only) girl in his class; and Betty herself has told him he doesn't stand a chance with her unless he can give her what she wants most: money, money, money. But Marv has mob ties and Marv knows where to find a million dollars cash.

Actors

Tom Pittman
Tom Pittman
Marvin 'Marv' Grant
Virginia Aldridge
Virginia Aldridge
Betty Alexander
Howard Veit
Howard Veit
Vince Rumbo
Malcolm Atterbury
Malcolm Atterbury
Mr. Grant
Stanley Adams
Stanley Adams
Harry March
Louis Quinn
Louis Quinn
Samuel Tallman
Peter Leeds
Peter Leeds
Mr. Carter
John Barrick
John Barrick
Larry Walker
Jimmy Murphy
Jimmy Murphy
Burt Rogers
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Mr. Mathews
Bobby Hall
Bobby Hall
Johnson

Crews

Joel Rapp
Joel Rapp
Director
Joel Rapp
Joel Rapp
Screenplay
Anthony Magro
Anthony Magro
Music Editor
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Producer
Stanley Bickman
Stanley Bickman
Producer
John M. Nickolaus Jr.
John M. Nickolaus Jr.
Director of Photography
Carlo Lodato
Carlo Lodato
Editor
Gerald Fried
Gerald Fried
Music

Trailers and other movies

DRIVE-IN TRAILERS: 'HIGH SCHOOL BIG SHOT' (1959)

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