Parents on Trial (1939)
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).
Director:
Sam Nelson
Writers:
Gladys Atwater, J. Robert Bren.
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Jean Parker as Susan Wesley |
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Johnny Downs as Don Martin |
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Noah Beery Jr. as Jerry Kearns |
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Henry Kolker as James Wesley |
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Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Martin |
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Nana Bryant as Margaret Ames |
| Directing | Sam Nelson | Director |
| Writing | Gladys Atwater | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gladys Atwater | Story |
| Writing | J. Robert Bren | Screenplay |
| Writing | J. Robert Bren | Story |
| Writing | Lambert Hillyer | Writer |