21 September 1939 Drama 58 mins
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).
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Jean Parker as Susan Wesley
Johnny Downs as Don Martin
Noah Beery Jr. as Jerry Kearns
Henry Kolker as James Wesley
Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Martin
Nana Bryant as Margaret Ames
Sam Nelson Director
Gladys Atwater Screenplay
Gladys Atwater Story
J. Robert Bren Screenplay
J. Robert Bren Story
Lambert Hillyer Writer
United States 21 September 1939
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