Parents on Trial

Sep 21, 1939

0h 58m

★ 0.0

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).

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Susan Wesley

Jean Parker

Don Martin

Johnny Downs

Jerry Kearns

Noah Beery Jr.

James Wesley

Henry Kolker

Mrs. Martin

Virginia Brissac

Margaret Ames

Nana Bryant

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