I Accuse My Parents (1944)

User Rating:

1.8/10   

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writers:

Arthur Caesar (story)
Harry L. Fraser (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

27 October 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Young man goes to work for gangsters to impress his nightclub-singer girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Singer | Beautiful Woman | Neglected Child | Critically Bashed

Cast

Mary Beth Hughes	...	Kitty Reed
Robert Lowell	...	James Wilson
John Miljan	...	Dan Wilson
Vivienne Osborne	...	Mrs. Wilson
George Meeker	...	Charles Blake
Edward Earle	...	Judge
George Lloyd	...	Al Frazier
Patricia Knox	...	Vera Moore
Florence Johnson	...	Shirley Clark
Richard Bartell	...	Joe Holden
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brooks Benedict	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jack Chefe	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo	...	Blake's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles King	...	Mr. Carlton, the Clockmaker (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Newfield

Writing credits
Arthur Caesar		(story)
Harry L. Fraser		(screenplay) (as Harry Fraser) and
Marjorie Dudley		(screenplay)

Produced by
Max Alexander	....	producer

Cinematography by
Robert E. Cline		(as Robert Cline)

Film Editing by
Charles Henkel Jr.

Art Direction by
Paul Palmentola

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melville De Lay	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Arthur B. Smith	....	sound

Music Department
Lee Zahler	....	musical director

Production Companies

• Alexander-Stern Productions

Distributors

• Producers Releasing Corporation (1944) (USA) (theatrical)
• Madison Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Rhino Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Hollywood's Best (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Hollywood's Best (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Loonic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Alexander-Stern Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: The clocks in Mr. Carlton's shop change times rapidly between shots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: I Accuse My Parents (#6.7)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Where Can You Be?

(snores) Boring!!!!!

There are movies that are so bad, they deserve to be sent up from Gizmonic Institute to the Satellite of Love. This movie is one of them.

"I Accuse My Parents" is not only one of the oldest films to be shown on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" ("Werewolf" or "Future War" is one of the most recent), it's also a good movie for that show! This movie "tries" to be serious with all the sly detective stuff going on, but really, just like those "Popstars who can't act" movies, or better yet, like "Manos: The Hands of Fate," it's nothing but a laugh-fest from start to finish. Besides, without MST3K, would we really survive this flick?????

"I Accuse My Parents" also lacks of any greatness most other movies truly achieve. So, in conclusion, only watch the MST3K version. 1 star, but 10 for MST3K!