The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
23 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert BleesScreenplay
- Jack ArnoldDirector
- Lewis MeltzerScreenplay
- Albert GlasserOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Russ TamblynTony Baker / Mike Wilson
- Jan SterlingArlene Williams
- John Drew BarrymoreJ. I. Coleridge
- Mamie Van DorenGwen Dulaine
- Diane JergensJoan Staples
- Jerry Lee LewisJerry Lee Lewis
- Ray AnthonyBix
- Jackie CooganMr. A
- Charles Chaplin, Jr.Quinn
- Burt DouglasJukey Judlow
- Jody FairDoris
- Phillipa FallonPoetess
Stills
Themes
juvenile delinquent