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User Rating:
6.8/10   178 votes
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Director:
John Frankenheimer
Writers:
Robert Dozier (screenplay)
Robert Dozier (television play "Deal a Blow")
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 February 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama
Plot:
When a 16-year-old, neglected by his movie producer father, gets in trouble, his father doesn't believe his claim of self-defense. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
Modest melodrama, but better than the generation-gap youth flicks turned out a few years later more (11 total)

Cast

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James MacArthur ... Harold James 'Hal' Ditmar

Kim Hunter ... Helen Ditmar
James Daly ... Thomas 'Tom' Ditmar
James Gregory ... Police Sgt. Shipley
Whit Bissell ... Grubbs, Theater Manager
Jeffrey Silver ... Jerry Doyle
Jack Mullaney ... Confused Boy
Tom Pittman ... Lynn Spears
Charles Davis ... Detective
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Vinson ... Boy in Courtroom (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | USA:Approved | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
John Marshall High School - 3939 Tracy Street, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Stuart Miller Productions more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Teen: You know, they arrested me for car theft. My dad's car! Gee if I'd known I was gonna get caught, I'd have done pretty much better for myself. My dad's car---what a heap! more
Movie Connections:
References "Dragnet" (1951) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Modest melodrama, but better than the generation-gap youth flicks turned out a few years later, 25 April 2003
6/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

Clean-cut but wisecracking teenage boy in Beverly Hills causes a minor stir in a movie theater, scuffles with a too-strict staff and ends up punching the manager in the face! Somewhat mechanical yet heartfelt melodrama, a thinly-disguised plea for the misunderstood teen, does manage to touch on some interesting child-parent issues. Filmed in just 25 days by debuting director John Frankenheimer (who practically disowned the thing later on), it's an occasionally effective second-feature written by Robert Dozier, who adapted his own TV play "Deal a Blow". James MacArthur is green but compelling in the lead, James Daly and Kim Hunter excellent as his parents. Relatively minor, but the straightforward handling and still-relatable angst result in several fine sequences and a moving finale. **1/2 from ****

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