Released:
1958-05-30

Overview:
A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.

Director:
Jack Arnold

Runtime:
1h 25min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Russ Tamblyn
  as
  Tony Baker / Mike Wilson
• 
  Jan Sterling
  as
  Arlene Williams
• 
  John Drew Barrymore
  as
  J. I. Coleridge
• 
  Mamie Van Doren
  as
  Gwen Dulaine
• 
  Jerry Lee Lewis
  as
  Self