Shack Out on 101 (1955)
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40% of users liked it
(59 ratings)
It is all but impossible to dislike this ultra-cheap "Cold War paranoia" melodrama. Virtually the entire picture takes place on a single set, representing a rundown roadside diner. Lee Marvin plays the aptly named Slob, a lecherous short-order cook who lusts after shapely waitress Kotty… More It is all but impossible to dislike this ultra-cheap "Cold War paranoia" melodrama. Virtually the entire picture takes place on a single set, representing a rundown roadside diner. Lee Marvin plays the aptly named Slob, a lecherous short-order cook who lusts after shapely waitress Kotty (Terry Moore). Also interested in Kotty is a scientist known only as The Professor (Frank Lovejoy), who spends the better part of his free time at the diner's counter. It turns out that the Professor is a traitor, exchanging top-secret information with Slob, who's actually a commie agent. Only the Professor isn't a traitor, see, he's really . . . But why spoil the film for the uninitiated? For the record, Keenan Wynn and Whit Bissell are also in Shack Out on 101. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Dein
- Written By
- Edward Dein, Mildred Dein
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 4, 1955 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 6, 1988
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A snappy entry into those Red Scare movies from the Cold War paranoid period of the 1950s in America.
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Cast
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Terry Moore
as Kotty the Waitress
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Frank Lovejoy
as Professor
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Keenan Wynn
as George
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Lee Marvin
as "Slob"
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Whit Bissell
as Eddie
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Jess Barker
as Artie
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Don Murphy
as Pepe
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Frank de Kova
as Dillon
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Len Lesser
as Perch
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Fred Gabourie
as Lookout
