High School Confidential! (1958)
Behind these "nice" school walls... A TEACHERS' NIGHTMARE!...A TEEN-AGE JUNGLE!
1958 · NR · 1h 25m · Crime, Drama
Genres: Crime, Drama
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.
Director: Jack Arnold
Writers: Robert Blees, Lewis Meltzer, Texas Joe Foster
Music by: Albert Glasser
Cinematography: Harold J. Marzorati
Editor: Ben Lewis
Cast
Russ Tamblyn as Tony Baker / Mike WilsonJan Sterling as Arlene WilliamsJohn Drew Barrymore as J. I. ColeridgeMamie Van Doren as Gwen DulaineDiane Jergens as Joan StaplesJerry Lee Lewis as Jerry Lee LewisRay Anthony as BixJackie Coogan as Mr. ACharles Chaplin, Jr. as QuinnBurt Douglas as Jukey JudlowJody Fair as DorisPhillipa Fallon as PoetessMore like this
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