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The Delinquents

  • 1957
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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The Delinquents (1957)
Drama

A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.A frustrated young man, separated from his younger girlfriend, gets involved in a juvenile gang.

  • Director
    • Robert Altman
  • Writer
    • Robert Altman
  • Stars
    • Tom Laughlin
    • Peter Miller
    • Richard Bakalyan
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.6/10
    630
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writer
      • Robert Altman
    • Stars
      • Tom Laughlin
      • Peter Miller
      • Richard Bakalyan
    • 14User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Tom Laughlin
    Tom Laughlin
    • Scotty
    Peter Miller
    Peter Miller
    • Cholly
    Richard Bakalyan
    Richard Bakalyan
    • Eddy
    Rosemary Howard
    • Janice
    Helen Hawley
    • Mrs. White
    Leonard Belove
    • Mr. White
    Lotus Corelli
    • Mrs. Wilson
    James Lantz
    • Mr. Wilson
    Christine Altman
    • Sissy
    George Mason Kuhn
    • Jay
    Pat Stedman
    • Meg
    Norman Zands
    • Chizzy
    James Leria
    • Steve
    Jet Pinkston
    • Molly
    Kermit Echols
    • Bartender
    Joe Adelman
    • Station Attendent
    • (as Joe Adleman)
    Bill Nolan
    • Musicians
    Julia Lee
    • Singer
    • Director
      • Robert Altman
    • Writer
      • Robert Altman
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    • Trivia
      Director Alfred Hitchcock was so impressed with this film that as a result director Robert Altman was hired to direct episodes of Hitch's television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) and gave Altman more television work over the ensuing 1960s decade.
    • Goofs
      About the 13:30 mark, when Scotty (Tom Laughlin) is being invited out of Janice's house by her dad, the front door (interior) is a beautiful leaded glass number. As he walks away from the house (exterior) the door is solid. Not Glass.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: The story you are about to see is about violence and immorality - teenage violence and immorality, children trapped in the half-world between adolescence and maturity - their struggle to understand, their need to be understood. Perhaps in its rapid progression into the material world, man has forgotten the spiritual values which are the moral fiber of a great nation: decency, respect, fair play... Perhaps he has forgotten to teach these values to his own; he has forgotten to teach his children their responsibility before God and society. The answer may lie in the story of the delinquents, in their violent attempt to find a place in society. This film is a cry to a busy world - a protest, a reminder to those who might set the example.

    • Connections
      Featured in Altman (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid
      Written by James P. Johnson and Andy Razaf

      Performed by the Bill Nolan Quintet Minus Two

      Sung by Julia Lee in the opening sequence

    User reviews14

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    Filmed in 1955
    Although United Artist released The Delinquents in 1957, it was filmed in Kansas City in the summer of 1955. That helps explain the musical choice of jazz over rock. When it was shot, the ground just been broken on the juvenile delinquent sub-genre with The Wild Ones and The Blackboard Jungle. A more timely release would likely have made it more successful at the box office and more influential on other rebelling teen films. Even with the late release, the film made a tidy profit for the studio.

    Altman later said Tom Laughlin copped an attitude during the filming and was very difficult to work with.
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    • Nov 2, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vidas perdidas
    • Filming locations
      • Crest Drive-In, 11400 Hickman Mills Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, USA(Crest Drive-In)
    • Production company
      • Imperial Productions Inc. (III)
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    • Budget
      • $65,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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