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The Delinquents (1957)


Directed by
Robert Altman

Upright Scotty (Tom Laughlin) wants to date pretty Janice (Rosemary Howard) but is deemed unsuitable by her bourgeois parents. Bad-boy “Cholly” offers to spring Janice from the parental trap and deliver her to Scotty, by posing as an appropriately career-driven suitor. The plot works, but soon Janice and Scotty are caught up with Cholly’s reckless and violent teen set, leading to a confrontation.

United Artists. Producer/Screenwriter: Robert Altman. Cinematographer: Charles Paddock. Editor: Helene Turner. Cast: Tom Laughlin, Peter Miller, Rosemary Howard.

Digibeta from 35mm, b/w, 75 min.