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High School Confidential!(1958)
Status: Released
Date: 1958-05-30
57%
17 Votes
Time: 1h 25m
Behind these "nice" school walls... A TEACHERS' NIGHTMARE!...A TEEN-AGE JUNGLE!
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Albert Zugsmith Productions
Movie: High School Confidential!
Top 10 Billed 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
Video Trailer High School Confidential!
Video: High School Confidential - Original Trailer
High School Confidential - Original Trailer
High School Confidential! ≣ 1958 ≣ Trailer
Allan Arkush on HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
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High School Confidential - Original Trailer - Trailer
High School Confidential! ≣ 1958 ≣ Trailer - Trailer
Allan Arkush on HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL - Featurette
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