Scandal in a Small Town (1988)
Overview
Leda Beth Vincent lives in the small town of Shiloh and works as a cocktail waitress there. She is not too well thought of as she is nothing of a blushing virgin. But she is far from a whore and brings up her daughter Julie, a high school student, as a loving responsible mother. So, when she becomes aware that Julie's very popular history teacher, Mr Baker, spreads antisemitic ideas among his pupils, Leda Beth decides to ask Mr Baker for an explanation. But she comes up against a wall. Nobody in town - Julie less than all others - wants to support her and it looks as if she will have to bring the Board of Education to court. The trouble is that a school dropout and a tramp of her kind does not count for much compared to the holders of knowledge and of morality.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.106 |
Directed By
Anthony Page
Crew
Anthony Page
Robert J. Avrech
Mark Carliner
Skip Schoolnik
Michele Rappaport
Mark Snow
Skip Schoolnik
Paul Lohmann
Susan Edelman
Mary V. Buck
Richard Sherman
Walter Shipley
Robert M. Moore
Susan Mills
Frances Mathias
Ken Seagren
TOP CAST
Raquel Welch
Leda Beth Vincent
Ronny Cox
George Baker
Frances Lee McCain
Gwendolyn
Peter Van Norden
Paul Martin
Mickey Jones
Glenn
Ernie Lively
Jeremy Travis
Christa Denton
Julie Vincent
Julie Hayek
Savannah
Ray Girardin
Don
Robin Gammell
Professor Paul Martin
Arell Blanton
Jud
Katherine McGrath
Verna
Laurence Haddon
Judge Larson
Helen Page Camp
Mrs. Bragston
Madison Mason
Keith Ritter
Harold Pruett
Michael Bishop
Scott Nell
Jason Travis
Noni White
Clarisse
John Furlong
Mr. Erickson
Linda Hoy
Meg Hanson
Annie Abbott
Helen Travis
Holly Fields
Dawn
Jean Sincere
Etta Wethli
Lee Millay
Karen Martin
Kamie Harper
Jessica Martin
Justin Gocke
Thomas Martin
George Hirschmann
Bailiff
Louis Plante
Guard
Peter Palmer
Scottie
Jeremy Applegate
Kid
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