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High School Confidential! (1958)

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

Genre : Crime, Drama

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Jack Arnold
Writer : Robert Blees, Lewis Meltzer

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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 (uncredited)
Carmen Phillips
Carmen Phillips
Driver (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
Dress Shop Customer (uncredited)

Crews

Jack Arnold
Jack Arnold
Director
Robert Blees
Robert Blees
Story
Robert Blees
Robert Blees
Screenplay
Albert Zugsmith
Albert Zugsmith
Producer
Albert Glasser
Albert Glasser
Original Music Composer
Harold J. Marzorati
Harold J. Marzorati
Director of Photography
Ben Lewis
Ben Lewis
Editor
William A. Horning
William A. Horning
Art Direction
Hans Peters
Hans Peters
Art Direction
Henry Grace
Henry Grace
Set Decoration
Arthur Krams
Arthur Krams
Set Decoration
Texas Joe Foster
Texas Joe Foster
Story
Lewis Meltzer
Lewis Meltzer
Screenplay
John Truwe
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
Dave Friedman
Dave Friedman
Production Manager
Joseph E. Kenney
Joseph E. Kenney
Assistant Director
Wesley C. Miller
Wesley C. Miller
Recording Supervision
Chip Gaither
Chip Gaither
Sound
Dick Crockett
Dick Crockett
Stunt Double
Loren Janes
Loren Janes
Stunts
Regis Parton
Regis Parton
Stunts

Trailers and other movies

Allan Arkush on HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
High School Confidential - Original Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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