High School Confidential!
Behind these "nice" school walls... A TEACHERS' NIGHTMARE!...A TEEN-AGE JUNGLE!
1958 | 85m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jack Arnold |
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| Writer: | Robert Blees, Texas Joe Foster, Lewis Meltzer |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 30, 1958 |
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| Director: | Jack Arnold |
| Writer: | Robert Blees, Texas Joe Foster, Lewis Meltzer |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | juvenile delinquent |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Albert Zugsmith Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Phillipa Fallon | Poetess |
| Robin Raymond | Kitty |
| Lyle Talbot | William Remington Kane |
| James Todd | Jack Staples |
| William Wellman Jr. | Wheeler-Dealer |
| Texas Joe Foster | Henchman |
| Diana Darrin | Gloria |
| Carl Thayler | Petey |
| Irwin Berke | Morino |
| Mel Welles | Charlie O'Flair |
| Norman Grabowski | Flat Top |
| Carmen Phillips | Driver |
| Leoda Richards | Dress Shop Customer |
| Rusty Lane | Police Desk Sergeant |
| Helen Jay | Angela Dale |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director |
| Robert Blees | Story, Screenplay |
| Albert Glasser | Original Music Composer |
| Harold J. Marzorati | Director of Photography |
| Ben Lewis | Editor |
| William A. Horning | Art Direction |
| Hans Peters | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Arthur Krams | Set Decoration |
| Texas Joe Foster | Story |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| Dave Friedman | Production Manager |
| Wesley C. Miller | Recording Supervision |
| Chip Gaither | Sound |
| Dick Crockett | Stunt Double |
| Regis Parton | Stunts |
| Jack Arnold | Director |
| Lewis Meltzer | Screenplay |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert Zugsmith | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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