Unpopular at school because of his high I.Q., neglected by his weak and alcoholic father, Marvin is easy prey for the campus vamp, Betty, who pretends an interest in Marv only so that he will write her term paper. When the two are discovered cheating by their professor, the longed-for scholarship recommendation is withdrawn. Meanwhile the jealousy of Betty's boyfriend has been aroused and when Marv learns that he can only hold the girl's affections by offering her riches, he plans a million dollar robbery. Even the professional gangsters with whom he works are amazed at the brilliance of the young genius.
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High School Big Shot was released in 1959 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1 reviews, giving High School Big Shot (1959) an average rating of 29%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 20%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with High School Big Shot than critics were.
With a score of 29%, High School Big Shot is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1959, which stands at 59%.
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