High School Confidential! (1958)

5.5/10 85 min Crime Drama

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.

Cast

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

Robin Raymond

Kitty

Lyle Talbot

William Remington Kane

James Todd

Jack Staples

William Wellman Jr.

Wheeler-Dealer

Diana Darrin

Gloria

Carl Thayler

Petey

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