High School Confidential! (film)
1958 film by Jack Arnold / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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High School Confidential! is a 1958 American crime drama film directed by Jack Arnold, starring Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Jackie Coogan, Diane Jergens and Michael Landon.
High School Confidential! | |
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Directed by | Jack Arnold |
Written by | Robert Blees Lewis Meltzer |
Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
Starring | Russ Tamblyn Jan Sterling John Drew Barrymore Mamie Van Doren Jerry Lee Lewis Ray Anthony Jackie Coogan Charles Chaplin Jr. Diane Jergens |
Cinematography | Harold J. Marzorati |
Edited by | Ben Lewis |
Music by | Albert Glasser |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $532,000[1] |
Box office | $1,915,000[1] |
The film also features a cameo by Jerry Lee Lewis who opens the movie singing “Boppin’ at the High School Hop” which Lewis co-wrote with Ron Hargrave.[2][3] Lewis released the title track as a Sun Records 45 single which became a Top 40 hit, reaching #21 in the Billboard charts.[4][5]
The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.[6]