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Shack Out on 101 (1955)

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Release Date: Dec 4, 1955 Wide

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Edward Dein

Written By: Edward Dein, Mildred Dein

In Theaters: Dec 4, 1955 Wide

On DVD: Aug 6, 1988

Cast

Terry Moore
Kotty the Waitress
Frank Lovejoy
Professor
Keenan Wynn
George
Lee Marvin
"Slob"
Whit Bissell
Eddie
Jess Barker
Artie
Don Murphy
Pepe
Frank de Kova
Dillon
Len Lesser
Perch
Fred Gabourie
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A snappy entry into those Red Scare movies from the Cold War paranoid period of the 1950s in America.

April 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Heres a really wacked out film about a diner thats a front for communist spies. A very young Lee Marvin plays a cook named Slob! And hes every bit of his name. There are random moments of total halarity like when MArvin and Keenan Wynn are lifting weights in the diner, or when Wynn is wearing a scuba suit while

May 15, 2009