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Parents on Trial

September 21, 1939

58 minutes

Sam Nelson

Drama

Overview

According to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory is elucidated in Columbia's Parents on Trial, wherein strict disciplinarian James Westley (Henry Kolker) fails to understand or appreciate the real needs and feelings of his teenaged daughter Susan (Jean Parker).

Movie Details

Release Date

September 21, 1939

Runtime

58 minutes

Director

Sam Nelson

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Cast

Jean Parker

Susan Wesley

Johnny Downs

Don Martin

Noah Beery Jr.

Jerry Kearns

Henry Kolker

James Wesley

Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Martin

Nana Bryant

Margaret Ames