College Confidential (film)
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| College Confidential | |
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| Directed by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Written by | Irving Shulman Albert Zugsmith |
| Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Starring | Steve Allen Mamie Van Doren Jayne Meadows Herbert Marshall |
| Cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
| Distributed by | Universal-International |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
College Confidential is a 1960 American B-movie drama directed by Albert Zugsmith[1] and starring Steve Allen, Jayne Meadows and Mamie Van Doren.[2][3]
Sociology professor Steve McInter conducts a survey at Collins College about the lifestyles and sexual urges of the younger generation.[4] The father of one of his students, Sally Blake, confronts McInter about the survey and finds that he is having an affair with a female student. Reporter Betty Duquesne receives an anonymous tip that McInter is corrupting the college students. McInter has a party at his house where a student film that has been spliced with a supposedly "pornographic" movie is shown. The professor is arrested and a trial is held where he is charged with corrupting the morals of minors, which attracts the attention of the media. After the trial, McInter attacks the "dirty-mindedness" of the town.[5]
Cast
- Steve Allen as Steve McInter
- Jayne Meadows as Betty Duquesne
- Mamie Van Doren as Sally Blake
- Rocky Marciano as Deputy Sheriff
- Mickey Shaughnessy as Sam Grover
- Cathy Crosby as Fay Grover
- Herbert Marshall as Professor Henry Addison
- Conway Twitty as Marvin
- Randy Sparks as Phil
- Pamela Mason as Edna Blake
- Elisha Cook, Jr. as Ted Blake
- Theona Bryant as Lois Addison
Production
The film was an unofficial follow-up to High School Confidential from two years prior, although made for a different studio. Director Joe Dante, who spoofed said follow-up on the 1979 Ramones vehicle Rock 'n' Roll High School,[6] asked Allen about making College Confidential at one point and the latter said that it was going to be progressive.[7][8]
Randy Sparks performed two songs on the film: "College Confidential" and "Playmates", while Conway Twitty performed "College Confidential Ball".[5]
Release
Kino Lorber released College Confidential on Blu-ray March 18, 2025.[9] The film had not been released prior to this on any home media formats.
