School for Violence (1958)
"High School Hellcats" (original title)

The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority and terrorizing the schools by doing things like having a bad attitude toward their teachers and parents. When Joyce, a new ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward Bernds

Writers:

Mark Lowell (story), Jan Lowell (story),

Stars:

Yvonne Fedderson, Brett Halsey, Jana Lund

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Yvonne Fedderson	...	Joyce Martin (as Yvonne Lime)
Brett Halsey	...	Mike Landers (as Bret Halsey)
Jana Lund	...	Connie Harris, aka Connie Ross
Susanne Sidney	...	Dolly Crane (as Suzanne Sydney)
Heather Ames	...	Meg
Nancy Kilgas	...	Laurie
Rhoda Williams	...	Trudy Davis
Don Shelton	...	Roger Martin
Viola Harris	...	Linda Martin
Robert Anderson	...	Police Lt. Manners
Martin Braddock	...	Rip
Arthur Marshall	...	Mr. Anderson

Storyline

The Hellcats are an all-female gang bent on bucking authority and terrorizing the schools by doing things like having a bad attitude toward their teachers and parents. When Joyce, a new student, moves into the neighborhood, she draws the attention of The Hellcats. Desperate for acceptance and unhappy with her homelife, Joyce goes along with the gang, and is soon drinking, dancing and meeting boys. Can her parents stop her descent into depravity?

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Taglines:

The FACTS about the taboo sororities that give them what they want!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1958 (USA)

Also Known As:

School for Violence

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Indio Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

69 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in American Grindhouse (2010)

User Reviews

PEER PRESSURE - 1950's style (my rating is ***)

SUSANNE SIDNEY as "Dolly Crane" - see the pun in the name - steals the movie with her misplaced values (prides herself on teaching new girls how to steal). Would I be going too far to suggest there is a subliminal lesbian sado-masochist message in this campy romp? If ever I saw Freudian images, it was Dolly constantly playing with her knife, throwing it (which opened the credits) and gouging a tree while the "new" girl is ordered to make a date with another's girl boyfriend.