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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1938-11-16
Languageen
Runtime1h 20m
Production

Monogram Pictures

6.0(2)
•1938•1h 20m

Gangster's Boy

"Yesterday CHEERED! Today SHUNNED!"

Drama

Overview

A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.

Director
William Nigh
Writing & Screenplay
Robert Hardy Andrews
Cinematography
Harry Neumann

Principal Cast

20 credited
Jackie Cooper
Jackie CooperLarry Kelly
Robert Warwick
Robert WarwickTim Kelly
LG
Lucy GilmanJulia Davis
Louise Lorimer
Louise LorimerMrs. Kelly
Tommy Wonder
Tommy WonderBill Davis
Selmer Jackson
Selmer JacksonJudge Davis
Betty Blythe
Betty BlytheMrs. Davis
Huntley Gordon
Huntley GordonPrincipal
Herbert Evans
Herbert EvansButler
William Gould
William GouldDistrict Attorney

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