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Release Date:
5 October 1959 (USA) more
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUTHFUL REBELS GO BAD? more
Plot:
Chip is killed accidentally while trying to rape a blonde girl, who runs. Silver becomes the number one suspect even though she has an alibi... more | add synopsis
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Not outright bad, but not memorable either. more (10 total)

Cast

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Mamie Van Doren ... Silver Morgan
Mel Tormé ... Fred Alger
Ray Anthony ... Dick Culdane
Margaret Hayes ... Mother Veronica (as Maggie Hayes)
Paul Anka ... Jimmy Parlow
Cathy Crosby ... Singer
Gigi Perreau ... Serafina Garcia
Elinor Donahue ... Mary Lee Morgan
Gloria Talbott ... Vida
Sheilah Graham ... Sister Grace
James Mitchum ... Charley Boy
Dick Contino ... Stan Joyce
Harold Lloyd Jr. ... Chip Gardner
Charles Chaplin Jr. ... Joe Cates
David Lynch ... Himself (as The Platters)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Innocent and the Damned (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Revealing mistakes: Obvious dummies in Stan's car as it runs up the embankment and crashes during the chicken scene. more
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Wish It Were Me more

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUTHFUL REBELS GO BAD?
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Not outright bad, but not memorable either., 6 July 2009
4/10
Author: stormofwar from United States

Admittedly, I watched the MST3K version of this, but it's not actually too bad outright, at least compared to others which deserve my cinematic hatred.

The story centers around a troubled girl wrongly sent to a "reform school" called Girls' Town. Along way, races, redemption, and wackiness (unintentional) happen. The story and acting are a little flat, as is the action. However, the entire thing is actually entertaining to a degree if you are absolutely bored.

Overall, just a simple sub par 50's flick, but far from the worst movie ever made, with some bright spots in the movie (The Ave Maria sequence was good for me).

If you get a chance to watch the MST3K version, you won't be disappointed. By it self, not so much, but I can think of worse methods of torture ("Spiker" anyone?).

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