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Youth on Trial

Youth on Trial

Genres

Drama

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A female juvenile court judge learns that her own daughter is one of the town delinquents in this minor low-budget potboiler.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

59 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

11 January 1945

Country

United States of America

Cast

Cora Sue Collins

Cora Sue Collins

Cam Chandler

David Reed

David Reed

Tom Lowry

Eric Sinclair

Eric Sinclair

Denny Moore

Georgia Bayes

Georgia Bayes

Meg Chandler

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Officer Ken Moore

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