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High School Confidential! (1958) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1958 · 85 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jack Arnold
- Starring
- Russ Tamblyn, Diana Darrin, Mamie Van Doren, William Wellman Jr., Michael Landon, Norman Grabowski
A hard‑headed teenager arrives at a new high school and quickly forces his way into the campus drug trade, turning the seemingly “nice” school into a chaotic jungle. The film plays out as a morality tale of its time, presenting a simplistic view of drugs, featuring nihilistic beat‑poetry riffs and a heavy dose of authentic ’50s slang.
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