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Diary of a High School Bride

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Diary of a High School Bride
Directed byBurt Topper
Written byBurt Topper
Robert Lowell
Jan Englund
Produced byBurt Topper
StarringAnita Sands
Music byRonald Stein
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$80,000[1]

Diary of a High School Bride is a 1959 film directed by Burt Topper about a 17-year-old high school student who gets married. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow.

Plot

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A 17-year-old high-school senior must justify her wedding to a 24-year-old law student to both her parents and her unbalanced ex-boyfriend.

Production

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The lead actress, Anita Sands, had never acted before.[2] The film was shot over seven days.[1]

Leftover sets for the film were used by Roger Corman to shoot A Bucket of Blood (1959).[3]

Reception

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Contemporary reviews were poor.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Staff report, "Burt Topper, 78; directed low-budget movies aimed at teens.", Los Angeles Times, 6 April 2007, accessed 3 January 2012
  2. ^ "Girl With No Previous Roles Given Film Lead". Los Angeles Times. May 16, 1959. p. 12.
  3. ^ Mark McGee, Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures, McFarland, 1996 p145
  4. ^ Stinson, Charles. (Jan 16, 1960). "'High School Bride' Remains Sophomore". Los Angeles Times. p. A6.
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