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Directed by William Martin
Written by William Martin
Starring:
- Richard Meade as Francis “Frankie” Stossel
- Patty McCormack as Margaret (credited as Miss Patty McCormack)
- Douglas Rutherford as The Warden
- Russ Paquette as Vince “Vinnie” Calzone
- Mike Tancredi as Mike
- Joanna Douglas as Mrs. Stossel (credited as Johanna Douglas)
Rating: 
Richard Meade, one-time actor and professional James Dean wannabe, plays a delinquent with attitude in this low-fi juvenile-delinquency romp that suddenly morphs into the prison movie nobody ordered. Delivered with the smug, finger-wagging narration these morality flicks loved to hide their sleaze behind, Jacktown follows its too-cool-for-school hero straight into the slammer after a statutory-rape conviction. Patty McCormack enters as the love interest and eventual redeemer, because apparently all this delinquent needed was the right girl to straighten him out. This Michigan-shot cheapie is a scrappy mash-up of cautionary-tale sermonizing and exploitation bait. It’s hardly a barn burner, but it has enough cheap thrills tucked under the pulpit to make the ride worthwhile.
