Enlighten Thy Daughter

Jan 15, 1934

1h 15m

★ 6.0

A Smashing Indictment of Parental Prudery!

Overview

A remake of the 1917 picture of the same name. Ruth, the offspring of Stevens' hypocritical brother, is neglected by her parents in matters of sex education; as consequence, she trods the primrose path, ending up pregnant, then dead.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Exploitation Pictures

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Cast

Dr. Richard Stevens

Herbert Rawlinson

Ruth Stevens

Beth Barton

David Stevens

Charles Eaton

Alice Stevens

Claire Whitney

Gerald Winthrop

Edmund MacDonald

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