Shack Out on 101
| Shack Out on 101 | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Edward Dein |
| Produced by |
Mort Millman William F. Broidy |
| Screenplay by |
Edward Dein Mildred Dein |
| Starring |
Terry Moore Frank Lovejoy Keenan Wynn Lee Marvin |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | George White |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release dates |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Shack Out on 101 is a 1955 American film noir directed by Edward Dein starring Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Keenan Wynn and Lee Marvin.[1]
Plot
Slob (Marvin), the leacherous short-order cook at the seaside greasy-spoon diner of sarcastic war veteran George (Wynn), lusts after sexy waitress Kotty (Moore). Also interested in Kotty is a scientist (Lovejoy), who spends the better part of his free time at the diner's counter. He works down the highway at a top-secret military base. As it turns out, Slob isn’t just a short-order cook. He’s also a spy using the diner as a home base for smuggling nuclear secrets out of the country through a connection with one of the diner’s regulars.
Cast
- Terry Moore as Kotty
- Frank Lovejoy as Prof. Sam Bastion
- Keenan Wynn as George
- Lee Marvin as Slob / Mr. Gregory
- Whit Bissell as Eddie
- Jess Barker as Artie
- Donald Murphy as Pepe
- Frank DeKova as Prof. Claude Dillon
- Len Lesser as Perch
- Fred Gabourie as Lookout
References
External links
- Shack Out on 101 at the Internet Movie Database
- Shack Out on 101 at AllMovie
- Shack Out on 101 at the TCM Movie Database