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Juvenile Court is a 1938 American crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman. It was highly influenced by the popularity of 1930s juvenile delinquency films, especially the Dead End Kids group.
Oct 10, 1973 · In "Juvenile Court" there is a scene in which a psychologist questions a 15-year-old boy who has been accused of molesting a small girl he was baby-sitting. We later meet the mother of the girl who seems nervous and sexually obsessed.
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- Documentary
- Frederick Wiseman
- 1973-10-10
JUVENILE COURT shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child abuse, and sexual offenses.
- Frederick Wiseman
- 2
The film begins with a career criminal and murderer in court--being defended by Paul Kelly. Instead of presenting a defense, Kelly whines and talks about how society is actually to blame for this man being a killer.
- (164)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- D. Ross Lederman
- 1938-09-15
Columbia "B" film is a poor man's version of The Dead End Kids. A public defender (Paul Kelly) wants to clean up the slums by building a recreational center for poor kids so that they'll stay off the streets.
- D. Ross Lederman
- Columbia Pictures
JUVENILE COURT shows the complex variety of cases before the Memphis Juvenile Court: foster home placement, drug abuse, armed robbery, child abuse, and sexual offenses.
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Synopsis. Public Defender Gary Franklin, frustrated by being unable to save criminal Dutch Adams from a death sentence by blaming the slums environment as the cause of Dutch's crimes, enlists the aid of Dutch's sister, Marcia Adams, to get the slum dwellers at appeal for public monies to provide recreational places for the slum kids.
