High School Confidential (1958)

Original title

High School Confidential!

Directed by

Jack Arnold

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A new student arrives at a high school with a secret agenda related to drug use among the teens. He tries to fit in and gather information while dealing with local toughs and romantic interests.

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What happens

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. The film also features a cameo by Jerry Lee Lewis who opens the movie singing "High School Confidential" which Lewis co-wrote with Ron Hargrave. Lewis released the title track as a Sun Records 45 single which became a Top 40 hit, reaching #21 in the Billboard charts. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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