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Youth Runs Wild (1944) More at IMDbPro »

During WWII, adults are either off fighting or busy in the factories, so juvenile delinquency becomes a major problem back home. Danny Hauser, a wounded soldier, finds this out as he returns and three young boys are promptly placed in the care of him and his wife by the court after some hooliganism. How to keep them straight? Written by Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

This unusual Val Lewton film examines child neglect on the American home front during World War II. Because many defense plants operated 24 hours per day, and because of a labor shortage, workers often had no one available at home to supervise the children. Issues from day care to delinquency are sympathetically addressed. Many of the topics such as the problems faced by latch-key children remain surprisingly current. Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>

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