Youth on Parole (1937)

Two strangers, a man and a woman, are framed for a jewel robbery and thrown in jail. After they get out, they join forces to track down the real thieves.

Director:

Phil Rosen

Writers:

Hershel Rebuas (original screenplay), Henry Blankfort (additional dialogue)

Stars:

Marian Marsh, Gordon Oliver, Margaret Dumont

Cast

Cast overview:
Marian Marsh	...	Bonnie Blair
Gordon Oliver	...	Phillip Henderson
Margaret Dumont	...	Mrs. Abernathy
Peggy Shannon	...	Peggy
Miles Mander	...	The Sparkler
Sarah Padden	...	Mrs. Blair
Wade Boteler	...	Mr. Blair
Mary Kornman	...	Mae Blair
Joe Caits	...	Fingy
Milburn Stone	...	Ratty
Harry Tyler	...	Danny Hinkle
Ranny Weeks	...	Michael Martin
Theodore von Eltz	...	Public Defender
Ula Love	...	Maizie
Paul Stanton	...	Police Inspector

Storyline

Two strangers, a man and a woman, are framed for a jewel robbery and thrown in jail. After they get out, they join forces to track down the real thieves.

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Plot Keywords:

parolee | actress shares first name with character | landlady | frame up | employment | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1937 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min 53 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Youth on Parole

I liked this little film. It was made by Republic Studios, but has the look and feel of a Warner Bros. B-Film (that was shot mostly on A-Film sets). Marsh and Oliver get framed for a jewel robbery, do 18 months in prison, are released, fall in love, try to recover from the social damages that their time in prison have caused them and finally apprehend the real criminals all in about and hours running time. Having read the other comment about a song being cut out of the film for television sale, I realize now that the print of this film that I saw was indeed the T.V. print (but, the print was in marvelous condition). Marian Marsh is fun to watch, as usual. I've always liked her friendly manner and winning smile. Gordon Oliver does well as her boyfriend and Margaret Dumont is fine as their Irish landlady. Better than many of the B-Films that were released by the major studios of that era.