Sweet Substitute
Directed by Larry Kent
1964Feature81 minCanada
A high school senior chasing a scholarship finds his future at risk when the girl he studies with becomes pregnant.
StatusAvailable to book
ReleaseNovember 1, 1964
Runtime81 min
FormatsDCP · Digital file
On screensReady to book
Synopsis
Tom, a high school senior, hopes for a university scholarship. Tom studies with Cathy, dates Elaine. Cathy gets pregnant by Tom. Bill's friends threaten to claim they slept with Cathy if she forces Tom to marry her.
The director
Larry Kent
Larry Kent is a South African-born filmmaker who became a pioneer of independent English-Canadian cinema in Vancouver. His frank, low-budget features of the 1960s, starting with The Bitter Ash (1963), shocked censors and inspired a generation.
