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      • Platinum High School is a 1960 American crime drama romance film directed by Charles Haas and starring Mickey Rooney, Terry Moore and Dan Duryea. It was based on the 1960 novel of the same name by Irving Shulman.


      Plot


      Sailing to a coastal California island, Steven Conway sets out to find out what caused the mysterious death of his son. Denied food and lodging at his first two stops, Conway goes to a remote and elite military school on Sabre Island. The school is run by Major Redfern Kelly, whose secretary Jennifer Evans wonders why it took Conway four months to come inquire about his son.
      Conway explains that he had been in Pakistan the past few months on a business project and only recently found out that the boy's mother, now deceased, had sent him to this exclusive academy with the $10,000 tuition. He asks to see his son's records and to speak to a student, Crip Hastings, who might have witnessed the boy's death.
      Jennifer is having an affair with the married Kelly and warns the major not to let Conway speak to the Hastings boy. Three cadets begin to harass Conway, attempting to provoke him into a fight. They taunt Crip as well, warning him to say nothing.
      Conway learns that his son was accidentally killed by the cadets in a brutal initiation rite. On the boat home, Jennifer pretends to help, but has arranged an ambush. It backfires as she falls into shark-infested waters while Conway sets the boat ablaze with Kelly aboard. He makes his way back to shore safely when Joe Nibley shoots at the sharks in the water.


      Cast


      Mickey Rooney as Steven Conway
      Terry Moore as Jennifer Evens
      Dan Duryea as Maj. Redfern Kelly
      Conway Twitty as Billy Jack Barnes
      Warren Berlinger as 'Crip' Hastings
      Yvette Mimieux as Lorinda Nibley
      Jimmy Boyd as Bud Starkweather
      Richard Jaeckel as Hack Marlow
      Elisha Cook Jr. as Harry Nesbit
      Jack Carr as Joe Nibley
      Christopher Dark as Vince Perley
      Harold Lloyd Jr. as Charlie-Boy Cable


      Production


      The film was the last made in a six-film deal between producer Albert Zugsmith and MGM.


      Reception


      According to MGM records the film earned $175,000 in the US and Canada and $150,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $270,000.


      See also


      List of American films of 1960


      References




      External links


      Platinum High School at IMDb
      Platinum High School at the TCM Movie Database

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