High School Big Shot (1959)

ALL 10/16/1959 (en) Crime, Drama 70 Min
  • Release
    10/16/1959
  • Production
    Sparta Productions, The Filmgroup
  • Rotten tomato
    32%
  • Original title
    High School Big Shot
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

The kid who showed the big time how!

Overview

Unpopular at school because of his high I.Q., neglected by his weak and alcoholic father, Marvin is easy prey for the campus vamb, Betty, who pretends an interest in Marv only so that he will write her term paper. When the two are discovered cheating by their professor, the longed-for scholarship recommendation is withdrawn. Meanwhile the jealousy of Betty's boy friend has been aroused and when Marv learns that he can only hold the girl's affections by offering her riches, he plans a million dollar robbery. Even the professional gangsters with whom he works are amazed at the brilliance of the young genius. Again, however, he is double crossed by Betty who has warned her friend and his gang of the plan. When the police also learn of the activities the project as well as the lives of a number of the boys ends in tragedy.

  1. Joel Rapp

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Carlo Lodato

    Editor



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Casts

  1. Tom Pittman

    Marvin 'Marv' Grant

  2. Virginia Aldridge

    Betty Alexander

  3. Howard Veit

    Vince Rumbo

  4. Malcolm Atterbury

    Mr. Grant

  5. Stanley Adams

    Harry March

  6. Louis Quinn

    Samuel Tallman

  7. Peter Leeds

    Mr. Carter

  8. John Barrick

    Larry Walker

  9. Jimmy Murphy

    Burt Rogers

  10. Byron Foulger

    Mr. Mathews

  11. Bobby Hall

    Johnson

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 8

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High School Big Shot (1959) 70 Min

ALL 10/16/1959 (en)
Crime, Drama
  • Release 10/16/1959
  • Production
    Sparta Productions, The Filmgroup
  • Original title High School Big Shot
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The kid who showed the big time how!

Overview

Unpopular at school because of his high I.Q., neglected by his weak and alcoholic father, Marvin is easy prey for the campus vamb, Betty, who pretends an interest in Marv only so that he will write her term paper. When the two are discovered cheating by their professor, the longed-for scholarship recommendation is withdrawn. Meanwhile the jealousy of Betty's boy friend has been aroused and when Marv learns that he can only hold the girl's affections by offering her riches, he plans a million dollar robbery. Even the professional gangsters with whom he works are amazed at the brilliance of the young genius. Again, however, he is double crossed by Betty who has warned her friend and his gang of the plan. When the police also learn of the activities the project as well as the lives of a number of the boys ends in tragedy.

  1. Joel Rapp

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Carlo Lodato

    Editor

  4. Stanley Bickman, Roger Corman

    Producer