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High School Caesar

196075 minUnited States
Drama
Video edition
YouTube
Original language
English
This copy runs
70:04
Subtitles
English

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Synopsis

A wealthy student runs his school like a protection racket, collecting fees, selling exam answers and manipulating the election for class president. His influence depends on fear and a small circle of loyal followers. When other students begin resisting him, a drag race threatens the authority he has built through intimidation.

Cast

DirectorsO'Dale Ireland

Historical context

The film recasts the gangster's rise and threatened downfall within a high school. John Ashley's character has money and power but little family attention, linking its youth-crime story to contemporary concerns about affluent parental neglect.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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  • John Ashley — Advance Public Relations. During the 1950s and 1960s, it was common for a public relations agency or advertising agency to distribute promotional material on behalf of a network, program sponsor or program producer. This appears to have been distributed for Autolite, the show's sponsor. · Public domain
  • Gary Vinson — ABC Television · Public domain

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