Juvenile Court (film)

Juvenile Court
Juvenile Court
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	Michael L. Simmons; Robert E. Kent; Henry Taylor
Starring	Paul Kelly
Cinematography	Benjamin Kline
Edited by	Byron Robinson
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 15, 1938;
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Juvenile Court is a 1938 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman.^[1]

It was highly influenced by the popularity of 1930s juvenile delinquency films, especially the Dead End Kids group.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Gary Franklin is a public defender and is frustrated that isn't able to save Dutch Adams from execution. He tried to blame the environment Adams grew up in as the reason for his criminal activity. Adams's sister, Marcia, tries to get the public funds to provide recreational places for impoverished neighborhood.

Cast

Paul Kelly as Gary Franklin
Rita Hayworth as Marcia Adams
Frankie Darro as Stubby
Hal E. Chester as Lefty (as Hally Chester)
Don Latorre as Mickey
David Gorcey as Pighead
Richard Selzer as Ears (as Dick Selzer)
Allan Ramsay as Davy
Charles Hart as Squarehead
Howard C. Hickman as Governor Stanley (as Howard Hickman)

References

^ Hal Erickson (2014). "Juvenile Court". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston (June 11, 2015). Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-56250-0.
^ Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (March 30, 2007). The Great Depression in America [2 volumes]: A Cultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-08871-1.

External links

Juvenile Court at IMDb

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[NYTimes-1] Hal Erickson (2014). "Juvenile Court". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.

[2] Dixon, Wheeler Winston (June 11, 2015). Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-56250-0.

[3] Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (March 30, 2007). The Great Depression in America [2 volumes]: A Cultural Encyclopedia [2 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-0-313-08871-1.

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