Shack out on 101 (1955)
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It is all but impossible to dislike this ultra-cheap "Cold War paranoia" melodrama. Virtually the entire picture takes place on a single set, representing a rundown roadside diner. Lee Marvin plays the aptly named Slob, a lecherous short-order cook who lusts after shapely waitress Kotty (Terry Moore). Also interested in Kotty is a scientist known only as The Professor (Frank Lovejoy), who spends the better part of his free time at the diner's counter. It turns out that the Professor is a traitor, exchanging top-secret information with Slob, who's actually a commie agent. Only the Professor isn't a traitor, see, he's really . . . But why spoil the film for the uninitiated? For the record, Keenan Wynn and Whit Bissell are also in Shack Out on 101. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Terry Moore - Kotty, the Waitress
- Keenan Wynn - George
- Whit Bissell - Eddie
- Don Murphy - Pepe
- Len Lesser - Perch
- Frank Lovejoy - Professor
- Lee Marvin - "Slob"
- Jess Barker - Artie
- Frank de Kova - Dillon
- Fred Gabourie - Lookout
- Director(s):
- Edward Dein
- Writer(s):
- Edward Dein, Mildred Dein
- Producer(s):
- Mort Milman, William F. Broidy
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