Like Father, Like Son (1961 film)

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Like Father, Like Son
Like Father, Like Son 1961 poster.jpg
Theatrical poster
Directed by Tom Laughlin
Written byTom Laughlin
Produced byTom Laughlin
StarringTom Laughlin
Stefanie Powers
CinematographyEd Martin
Sven Walnum
Edited byTom Laughlin (as Donald Henderson)
Music by Shelly Manne
Production
company
T.C. Frank
Distributed byLaurel Films
United Screen Arts
Release dates
  • 1961 (1961)(limited release)
  • August 1, 1965 (1965-08-01)(general release)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Like Father, Like Son, also known as The Young Sinner, is a 1961 American film written, produced and directed by and starring Tom Laughlin. [1] [2] The film was shot in 1961 but not released until 1965 as part of a double feature with A Swingin' Summer . A name used for trailers was "Among the Thorns", and a working title for the film was "We Are All Christ".

Contents

Premise

A small town football star is expelled from high school after being caught in bed with his girlfriend.

Cast

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