Platinum High School (1960)
This is a low-budget, standard drama by Charles Haas (his last film) in which a father investigates the mysterious death of his son in a military school. Steven Conway (Mickey Rooney) never knew his son who was raised by the ex-Mrs. Conway after their divorce. The son had been enrolled in a hard-as-nails military school, a place of last resort for delinquents of wealthy families unable to straighten out in any other way. Once he learns of his son's death, Conway goes to the school and comes up against a stone wall when he tries to find out how he died. As his investigation raises dangerous confrontations with school authorities it becomes more than apparent that his son was murdered. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
- Starring:
- Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles F. Haas
Synopsis of Platinum High School
This is a low-budget, standard drama by Charles Haas (his last film) in which a father investigates the mysterious death of his son in a military school. Steven Conway (Mickey Rooney) never knew his son who was raised by the ex-Mrs. Conway after their divorce. The son had been enrolled in a hard-as-nails military school, a place of last resort for delinquents of wealthy families unable to straighten out in any other way. Once he learns of his son's death, Conway goes to the school and comes up against a stone wall when he tries to find out how he died. As his investigation raises dangerous confrontations with school authorities it becomes more than apparent that his son was murdered. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi
Complete Cast of Platinum High School
- Mickey Rooney - Steven Conway
- Dan Duryea - Maj. Redfern Kelly
- Warren Berlinger - Crip. Hastings
- Jimmy Boyd - Bud Starkweather
- Jack Carr - Joe Nibley
- Christopher Dark - Vince Perley
- David Landfield - Drill Instructor
- Mason Alan Dinehart - Dingbat Johnston
- Terry Moore - Jennifer Evans
- Conway Twitty - Billy Jack Barnes
- Yvette Mimieux - Lorina Nibley
- Richard Jaeckel - Hack Marlow
- Harold Lloyd, Jr. - Charley Boy Cable
- Elisha Cook, Jr. - Harry Nesbitt
- Jimmy Murphy - Cadet Phillips
- Director(s):
- Charles F. Haas
- Writer(s):
- Robert Smith
- Producer(s):
- Red Doff
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