''Like Father, Like Son'', also known as ''The Young Sinner'', is a 1961 American film written, produced and directed by and starring

Tom Laughlin Thomas Robert Laughlin Jr. (August 10, 1931 – December 12, 2013) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, author, educator, and activist. Laughlin was best known for co-producing and starring in the four '' Billy Jack'' films, ...

.Fox News
/ref> The film was shot in 1961 but not released until 1965 as part of a

double feature The double feature is a Film, motion picture industry phenomenon in which theaters would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which the presentation of one feature film would be followed by various short subjec ...

with ''

A Swingin' Summer ''A Swingin' Summer'' is a 1965 comedy film in the beach party genre. It was directed and co-written by Robert Sparr. Raquel Welch stars in her first featured film role and makes her singing debut in the film. Plot A trio of college kids – ...

''. A name used for trailers was "Among the Thorns", and a working title for the film was "We Are All Christ".

Premise

A small town football star is expelled from

high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...

after being caught in bed with his girlfriend.

Cast

as Cris Wotan *

Stefanie Powers Stefanie Powers (born November 2, 1942) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series ''Hart to Hart'' (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards an ...

as Ginny Miller * William Wellman Jr. as John * Robert Fuca as Priest (credited as Robert Angelo) * Linda March as Tury Martin *

James Stacy Maurice William Elias (December 23, 1936 September 9, 2016), known professionally as James Stacy, was an American film and television actor who starred in the late 1960s TV western ''Lancer''. In 1973, Stacy was hit by a drunk driver while rid ...

as Art * Chris Robinson as Bobby * Dennis O'Flaherty as Marty * Bob Colonna as Harry * Roxanne Heard as Joan Meyers *

Jack Starrett Claude Ennis "Jack" Starrett Jr. (November 2, 1936 – March 27, 1989) was an American actor and film director.Staff report (March 29, 1989). Jack Starrett, 52; Adventure Film Actor, Director. ''Los Angeles Times'' Starrett is perhaps best k ...

as Football Coach Jennings * John Burns as Head Coach Ferguson * Ed Cook as Assistant Coach Webster

References

External links

* *https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96562/the-young-sinner/ *https://www.ebay.com/itm/266376316802

*https://www.alamy.com/roxanne-heard-on-set-of-the-film-like-father-like-son-1961-re-issued-as-the-young-sinner-laurel-films-1965-image365869890.html *https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/like-father-like-son-us-lobbycard-1965-news-photo/1137192060 1961 films 1960s English-language films Films critical of religion American romantic drama films 1961 romantic drama films Films directed by Tom Laughlin 1960s American films English-language romantic drama films {{romantic-drama-film-stub