The Party Crashers

The Party Crashers
The Party Crashers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bernard Girard
Screenplay by	Bernard Girard; Dan Lundberg
Story by	Dan Lundberg; William Alland
Produced by	William Alland
Starring	Mark Damon; Bobby Driscoll; Connie Stevens; Frances Farmer; Doris Dowling; Gary Gray
Cinematography	Eddie Fitzgerald
Edited by	Everett Douglas
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	September 1958;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Party Crashers is a 1958 American drama film directed by Bernard Girard and written by Bernard Girard and Dan Lundberg. The film stars Mark Damon, Bobby Driscoll (in his last feature film role), Connie Stevens, Frances Farmer (in her last feature film role), Doris Dowling, and Gary Gray.^[1]^[2] The film was released in September 1958, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Barbara Nickerson and her upper-class boyfriend Josh Bickford are surprised at friend Stan Osgood's house when Twig Webster and his ill-mannered friends crash a private party there. Josh is appalled by Twig's behavior, but Barbara seems attracted to his animal magnetism.

Josh's conservative parents are concerned over his future. Twig, meanwhile, has an alcoholic mother, Hazel, who is abusive toward his father. At a party for adults, Twig finds his mother in a compromising position with another man. When they argue, she falls down a flight of stairs.

Twig becomes out of control, beating up Barbara, then also striking Josh when he tries to come to the girl's rescue. Barbara ends up hospitalized. Upon seeing their son's grief and also learning that Hazel has died, the Bickfords vow to become better parents to Josh.