The following is a collection of print media from the initial runs of 1959's "High School Big Shot" in the Pacific Northwest. "T-Bird Gang" (1959) was the second feature in both Seattle and Portland.
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High School Big Shot (1959)
Marv needs money. His unemployed dad is so poor that he makes Marv give up half his last six bucks so they can both go on three-dollar dates; he's just lost his scholarship after getting caught writing a term paper for Betty, the prettiest (and only) girl in his class; and Betty herself has told him he doesn't stand a chance with her unless he can give her what she wants most: money.
Director: Joel Rapp
Writer: Joel Rapp
Stars: Tom Pittman, Virginia Aldridge, Howard Veit
T-Bird Gang (1959)
A high school boy, out to find his father's killer, joins up with a gang of juvenile delinquents.
Director: Richard Harbinger
Writers: John BrinkleyTony Miller
Stars: John Brinkley, Ed Nelson, Tony Miller
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July 14, 1959 ad (Seattle)
July 15, 1959 ad (Seattle)
September 13, 1959 ad (Portland)
September 14, 1959 ad (Portland)
High School Big Shot (1959) poster
T-Bird Gang (1959) poster
High School Big Shot (1959) trailer
