Platinum High School

Platinum High School
Directed by Charles Haas
Produced by Albert Zugsmith
Starring Mickey Rooney
Terry Moore
Yvette Mimieux
Dan Duryea
Conway Twitty
Cinematography Russell Metty
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates
 1960
Country United States
Language English
Budget $627,000[1]
Box office $570,000[1]

Platinum High School is a 1960 film drama directed by Charles Haas and starring Mickey Rooney.

Production

The film was the last made in a six-film deal between producer Albert Zugsmith and MGM.[2]

Plot summary

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 the island 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.

Cast

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ↑ Rooney to Rejoin Albert Zugsmith: 'Platinum High School' Vehicle; Trade Paper Raps High Prices Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 05 June 1959: A9.
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