Accent on Crime
(1944)
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Accent on Crime
(1944)
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June Carlson | ... |
June Thompson
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Fifi D'Orsay | ... |
Mimi
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Teala Loring | ... |
Sally Higgins
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Mary Bovard | ... |
Betty Smith
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| Margia Dean | ... |
Francine Van Pelt
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Johnny Duncan | ... |
Rocky Webster
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Joe Devlin | ... |
Detective Hanahan
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Jimmy Zahner | ... |
Jerry Sykes
(as Jimmy Zaner)
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John Dawson | ... |
Nick Gordon
(as Jon Dawson)
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Frank McGlynn Sr. | ... |
Judge Craig
(as Frank McGlynn)
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Parker Gee | ... |
Steve Cronin
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Warren Mills | ... |
Roy Ford
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John Christian | ... |
Mr. Thompson
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Frank Stephens | ... |
Mr. Webster
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Floyd Criswell | ... |
Detective Joe Miller
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A town is shocked when a high school girl commits suicide. A reporter and a cop team up to investigate and find out exactly what is going on among the youth of the town.
The newspaper-ads promotional material for this film featured a series of Coming Soon theatre script-written teaser-ads comprised of daily entries in "The Diary of a Delinquent Daughter." June writes:
Wednesday: "Had my first drink of whiskey today. Tastes awful...but what a wallop! Guess I passed out. If Dad knew what I was doing I'd get trounced! Gosh...wonder if he really cares what happens to me?"
Thursday: "Nick wants me to run away with him. Says I'm old enough to know my own mind. I'm sixteen, but I look older when I use makeup...Wish I could confide in Mom or Dad!"
Friday: "Can you keep a secret, diary? I'm going to slip away tonight. Dad will probably be tight as usual and Mom out painting the town (also as usual.) So it shouldn't be too difficult. I'm scared a little bit but I just can't stand things here!"
Saturday: "I'm on my way to the big city with Nick. That's the fellow I met at the dance. I'm in love with him, I guess, but he makes me awfully jealous. Always making passes at some other girl when I'm around. But anything is better than what I left behind."
Sunday: "What a big baby I am...I've been crying. I'm not homesick, just a little bit scared. Nick accused me of flirting and hit me. Just found out he's broke. We've got to get some money some way, and fast!"
The only reason to see the movie after that series of ads ran was to find out if Nick had figured out by Monday a swell way June could make them some money...from real-friendly strangers...fast.