High School Hellcats (1958)

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

Shocking for it's time......an absolute riot in ours.

Extremely (though unintentionally) funny "teen delinquent" movie from the 50's. Except here, the gangsters are a tough girl's gang drenched with lesbian innuendo. The story centers around a straight, clean cut "new kid" at the school targeted for recruitment by the gang. The new girl can't believe her good fortune. So new at the school and suddenly all these neat girls want to be her friends! One of the funniest scenes is when her parents momentarily ask each other if there isn't something a little strange about their daughter's new friends, and then casually shrug off their suspicions, despite the very obvious fact that these rather masculine girls aren't quite normal, to put it mildly. Good Ward and June Cleaver style naiveté.

Great escapist laugh material. Not for everyone, but fans of this type of film won't be disappointed.