Summaries

High-school life and the prejudices and moral values of small-town USA during the 1950s.

Will Henderson is the new boy at a small-town high school. He befriends outcast Melinda Grant, whose illegitimacy marks her and her unstable mother. As their friendship turns to love, gossip and lies threaten their relationship in this small-town drama.—Jeanne Armintrout <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • 1950s
  • scene during opening credits
  • nagging wife
  • illegitimacy
  • dee and saxon
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • Film-Noir
Release date Nov 30, 1958
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
Production companies Universal International Pictures (UI)

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 26m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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