Shack Out on 101 (1955)

Director:

Edward Dein

Writers:

Edward Dein (story) and
Mildred Dein (story) ...

Release Date:

4 December 1955 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Four men and a girl!

Plot:

At an isolated, seaside greasy-spoon cafe live George, the sarcastic owner; Slob, the potentially violent cook; and Kotty...

Plot Keywords:

Waitress | Cook | Professor | Violence | Dishwasher

Cast

Terry Moore	...	Kotty
Frank Lovejoy	...	Prof. Sam Bastion
Keenan Wynn	...	George
Lee Marvin	...	Slob / Mr. Gregory
Whit Bissell	...	Eddie
Jess Barker	...	Artie
Donald Murphy	...	Pepe
Frank DeKova	...	Prof. Claude Dillon
Len Lesser	...	Perch
Fred Gabourie	...	Lookout

Also Known As:

Shack Up on 101 (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Trivia:

Title was supposed to be "Shack Up on 101", but star Terry Moore objected on the grounds that it was too suggestive.

Quotes:

Prof. Sam Bastion: Slob's got an eight cylinder body and a 2 cylinder mind.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "TCM Underground: Shack Out on 101/Nightmare Honeymoon (#1.62)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE

Bizarre B-movie with interesting cast

Amusingly odd second-feature starring Terry Moore as a beanery waitress who has high ambitions--studying for her Civil Service exams! Moore and restaurant-owner Keenan Wynn end up tangling with nefarious Lee Marvin, posing as a short-order cook. Hilariously outré mix of moody melodramatics, campy nostalgia, gruff film noir and patriotic flag-waving. Moore is quite appealing spitting out her juicy, hard-bitten purple prose, Wynn also good (if puzzlingly dopey) in a supporting role apparently written for stray laughs. In fact, the entire film is amiably half-witted and almost endearing. Fine cinematography includes an amazing first shot of Terry on the beach. ** from ****