High School

Freshman life at Jefferson High in San Antonio, revolving around a wealthy tomboy (Jane Withers). Wallace: Lloyd Corrigan. Slats: Joe Brown Jr. Carol: Lynne Roberts. Miss Huggins: Claire Du Brey. James: Paul Harvey. Jeff: Cliff Edwards. Cuddles: Lillian Porter. Directed by George Nicholls Jr., Unlike Shirley Temple, Jane Withers was permitted to “grow up” in her 20th Century-Fox vehicles. Since Withers was 13 going on 14 in 1940, it was only natural that she should star in a film titled High School. Fresh from her family’s Texas cattle ranch, rambunctious Jane Wallace (Wither) is sent to a fancy-schmantsy San Antonio high school, where her unbridled behavior earns her the scorn of her more reserved classmates. The limit comes when she inadvertently causes football hero Slats Roberts (Joe Brown Jr.) to miss his opportunity to play in the Big Game. Ultimately, Jane learns to comport herself in a proper fashion, graduating with the highest honors and with popularity to spare.