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Shy Guy(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-08-05
31%
5 Votes
Time: 0h 13m
Overview:
Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record players. His dad notices that he has no friends, and tells him that, like the electronic parts he assembles, "you have to fit in with all hte other parts." Realizing that the reason he has no friends is because he's not one of the "crowd," Phil studies the most popular kids at school, in order to see what traits they admire most, so he can be like them and fit in.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Shy Guy
Top 5 Billed Cast
Mike Wallace
Narrator
Dick York
Phillip Norton
Frank Ferguson
Mr. Norton
Arthur Young
Chick Gallagher
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Overview
Phil, a student who recently transferred into his high school, keeps to himself a lot, spending time in his basement building radios and record players. His dad notices that he has no friends, and tells him that, like the electronic parts he assembles, "you have to fit in with all hte other parts." Realizing that the reason he has no friends is because he's not one of the "crowd," Phil studies the most popular kids at school, in order to see what traits they admire most, so he can be like them and fit in.
Release Date
1947-08-05
Average
3.1
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