drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Bernard Girard
Bernard Girard (February 22, 1918 – December 30, 1997) was an American screenwriter, film producer, producer and film director.
Life and career
A native of Vallejo, California, Vallejo, Girard served in the United States Army Air Forces during ...
and written by
Meyer Dolinsky
Meyer Dolinsky (October 13, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois – February 29, 1984 in Los Angeles, California), aka Mike Dolinsky (sometimes credited as "Michael Adams" or "Mike Adams"), was an American screenwriter. Before transitioning to the screen, h ...
. The film stars
Robert Harland
Robert John Yurgatis is an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing Jack Flood in the American crime drama television series '' Target: The Corruptors!''.
Harland attended St. James High School for Boys, later graduating i ...
,
Pippa Scott
Philippa Scott is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1950s.
Personal life
Scott was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress Laura Straub and screenwriter Allan Scott; an uncle was th ...
Ty Hardin
Ty Hardin (born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr.; January 1, 1930August 3, 2017) was an American actor best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 ABC/ Warner Bros. Western television series ''Bronco''.
Early life
Hardin was born in New York City ...
,
Barry Atwater
Garrett "Barry" Atwater (May 16, 1918 – May 24, 1978) was an American character actor who appeared frequently on television from the 1950s into the 1970s. He was sometimes credited as G.B. Atwater.
Life and career
The son of the landscape pai ...
and Carla Hoffman. The film was released in September 1958, by Paramount Pictures.
Plot
Kim Hutchins (Scott) and Joyce Goodwin (Barrett) are hired by Principal Paul Evans (Dyrenforth) reluctantly because they have no experience. When driving, Hutchins and Goodwin's car breaks down. A man (Harland) comes along to help them. Hutchins is attracted to the young man, but shocked when she finds he is one of her students. The student falls in love with Hutchins and kidnaps her. On their way to
Las Vegas
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
to get married, an accident happens. After everything is cleared up, Hutchins is allowed to teach again.
Cast
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Robert Harland
Robert John Yurgatis is an American stage and television actor. He is known for playing Jack Flood in the American crime drama television series '' Target: The Corruptors!''.
Harland attended St. James High School for Boys, later graduating i ...
as Hank Moore
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Pippa Scott
Philippa Scott is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1950s.
Personal life
Scott was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actress Laura Straub and screenwriter Allan Scott; an uncle was th ...
Ty Hardin
Ty Hardin (born Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr.; January 1, 1930August 3, 2017) was an American actor best known as the star of the 1958 to 1962 ABC/ Warner Bros. Western television series ''Bronco''.
Early life
Hardin was born in New York City ...
as Roy Nielson
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Barry Atwater
Garrett "Barry" Atwater (May 16, 1918 – May 24, 1978) was an American character actor who appeared frequently on television from the 1950s into the 1970s. He was sometimes credited as G.B. Atwater.
Life and career
The son of the landscape pai ...
as Mr. Peterson
*Carla Hoffman as Nina
* Ellen Corby as Nettie McPherson
*Harold Dyrenforth as Mr. Paul Evans
*
Ross Elliott
Ross Elliott (born Elliott Blum, June 18, 1917 – August 12, 1999) was an American television and film character actor. He began his acting career in the Mercury Theatre, where he performed in ''The War of the Worlds (radio), The War of t ...
as Bob
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Linda Watkins
Linda Mathews Watkins (May 23, 1908 – October 31, 1976) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
Early years
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Watkins was the daughter of Gardiner and Elizabeth R. (née Mathews) Watkins. Her fat ...
as Mrs. Hutchins
* Beverly Long as Marge
*Mack Williams as Doctor Alan Hutchins