Juvenile Court (film)

1938 film

For the 1973 documentary film, see Juvenile Court (1973 film).

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 (1938-09-15)

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

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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

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* 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

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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.

## External links

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* Juvenile Court at IMDb

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Films directed by D. Ross Lederman

* Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short)
* A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
* A Race for Life (1928)
* Rinty of the Desert (1928)
* Shadows of the Night (1928)
* The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
* The Man Hunter (1930)
* The Phantom of the West (1931)
* The Texas Ranger (1931)
* Branded (1931)
* The Fighting Marshal (1931)
* The Range Feud (1931)
* Ridin' for Justice (1932)
* Texas Cyclone (1932)
* High Speed (1932)
* The Riding Tornado (1932)
* Two-Fisted Law (1932)
* Daring Danger (1932)
* McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
* Speed Demon (1932)
* End of the Trail (1932)
* State Trooper (1933)
* Silent Men (1933)
* Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
* The Whirlwind (1933)
* Rusty Rides Alone (1933)
* The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
* Hell Bent for Love (1934)
* A Man's Game (1934)
* Beyond the Law (1934)
* Girl in Danger (1934)
* Murder in the Clouds (1934)
* Red Hot Tires (1935)
* Dinky (1935)
* The Case of the Missing Man (1935)
* Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
* Too Tough to Kill (1935)
* Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
* Pride of the Marines (1936)
* Panic on the Air (1936)
* The Final Hour (1936)
* Alibi for Murder (1936)
* Come Closer, Folks (1936)
* Counterfeit Lady (1936)
* Motor Madness (1937)
* I Promise to Pay (1937)
* The Frame-Up (1937)
* A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
* The Game That Kills (1937)
* Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
* Juvenile Court (1938)
* Adventure in Sahara (1938)
* The Little Adventuress (1938)
* North of Shanghai (1939)
* Racketeers of the Range (1939)
* Military Academy (1940)
* Glamour for Sale (1940)
* Thundering Frontier (1940)
* Father's Son (1941)
* Across the Sierras (1941)
* Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
* Strange Alibi (1941)
* Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short)
* Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
* The Body Disappears (1941)
* Bullet Scars (1942)
* I Was Framed (1942)
* Escape from Crime (1942)
* Busses Roar (1942)
* The Gorilla Man (1943)
* Adventure in Iraq (1943)
* Find the Blackmailer (1943)
* Gun to Gun (1944) (Short)
* The Racket Man (1944)
* Three of a Kind (1944)
* The Last Ride (1944)
* Navy Nurse (1945) (Short)
* Out of the Depths (1945)
* The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
* The Phantom Thief (1946)
* Dangerous Business (1946)
* Sing While You Dance (1946)
* Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
* The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
* Key Witness (1947)
* The Return of the Whistler (1948)
* Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

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