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The Delinquents (1957)
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Filmed on location in Kansas City, The Delinquents was the first big-screen directorial effort by Robert Altman, who also wrote and produced the film. Altman's participation is far more impressive than the film itself, which is pretty bad. Future
Billy Jack
star
Tom Laughlin
plays Scotty, a nice teenager who goes bad in a hurry. Told to get lost by the father of his girl friend Janice (Rosemary Howard), Scott gets mixed up with a street gang, headed by the ineluctable
Richard Bakalyan
. The film's highlight is a rumble at a drive-in movie, which is so much better than the rest of The Delinquents that it stands out like an unsore thumb. For music fans, Julia Lee and the Bill Nolan Quintet Minus Two offer a rendition of the deathless "Dirty Rock Boogie." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Joe Adleman
Service station man
Christine Altman
Sissy
Leonard Belove
Mr. White
Lotus Corelli
Mrs. Wilson
Kermit Echols
Barman
Helene Hawley
Mrs. White
Rosemary Howard
Janice
George Kuhn
Jay
James Lantz
Mr. Wilson
Tom Laughlin
Scotty
James Leria
Steve
Pat Stedman
Meg
Norman Zands
Chizzy
Richard Bakalyan
Eddy
Shelby Storck
Cholly's Father
Peter Miller
Cholly
Production Crew
Chet Allen
Art Director
Chet Allen
Art Director
Charles Paddock
Cinematographer
Charles Paddock
Cinematographer
Harry Birch
Cinematographer
Bill Nolan
Composer (Music Score)
Robert Altman
Director
Helene Turner
Editor
Robert Altman
Producer
Robert Altman
Screenwriter
Ronnie Norman
Songwriter
Year: 1957
Runtime: 75
Country: USA
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Crime
Drama
Produced by
Imperial Productions
United Artists
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