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Youth Runs Wild

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
424
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Jean Brooks, Bonita Granville, and Dickie Moore in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
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The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.The teens of a defense-plant town hop on the road to juvenile delinquency while their parents are busy with the war.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
424
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mark Robson
  • Writers
    • John Fante(screen play)
    • Ardel Wray(additional dialogue)
    • Herbert Kline(original story)
  • Stars
    • Bonita Granville
    • Kent Smith
    • Jean Brooks
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mark Robson
  • Writers
    • John Fante(screen play)
    • Ardel Wray(additional dialogue)
    • Herbert Kline(original story)
  • Stars
    • Bonita Granville
    • Kent Smith
    • Jean Brooks
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Trailer 1:22
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    Bonita Granville and Glen Vernon in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Jean Brooks, Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, and Glen Vernon in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Vanessa Brown, Bonita Granville, Nita Hunter, Rod Rodgers, and Glen Vernon in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Bonita Granville and Lawrence Tierney in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Vanessa Brown, Bonita Granville, and Dickie Moore in Youth Runs Wild (1944)
    Bonita Granville in Youth Runs Wild (1944)

    Top cast

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    Bonita Granville
    Bonita Granville
    • Toddy Jonesas Toddy Jones
    Kent Smith
    Kent Smith
    • Danny Coatesas Danny Coates
    Jean Brooks
    Jean Brooks
    • Mary Coatesas Mary Coates
    Glen Vernon
    Glen Vernon
    • Frankie Hauseras Frankie Hauser
    • (as Glenn Vernon)
    Vanessa Brown
    Vanessa Brown
    • Sarah Tayloras Sarah Taylor
    • (as Tessa Brind)
    Ben Bard
    Ben Bard
    • Mr. Tayloras Mr. Taylor
    Mary Servoss
    Mary Servoss
    • Cora Hauseras Cora Hauser
    Arthur Shields
    Arthur Shields
    • Mr. Dunlopas Mr. Dunlop
    Lawrence Tierney
    Lawrence Tierney
    • Larry Duncanas Larry Duncan
    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • Georgie Dunlopas Georgie Dunlop
    Johnny Walsh
    • Herb Vigeroas Herb Vigero
    Rod Rogers
    Rod Rogers
    • Rockyas Rocky
    • (as Rod Rodgers)
    Elizabeth Russell
    Elizabeth Russell
    • Mabel Tayloras Mabel Taylor
    Joan Barclay
    Joan Barclay
    • Girl with Blancheas Girl with Blanche
    • (uncredited)
    Harold Barnitz
    • Stevie Coatesas Stevie Coates
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Blair
    • Mrs. Loringas Mrs. Loring
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Policeman in Opening Montageas Policeman in Opening Montage
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Burton
    • Corporal Jim Hayesas Corporal Jim Hayes
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Robson
    • Writers
      • John Fante(screen play) (original story)
      • Ardel Wray(additional dialogue)
      • Herbert Kline(original story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      RKO tested two versions of the film - the one completed by producer Val Lewton and one where several controversial and violent scenes were cut. The final film is the latter version, causing Lewton to disavow the film and tried to have his name removed from the credits.
    • Quotes

      Frank 'Frankie' Hauser: Boy, if my folks would only let me work. Then I could do all the things I want to do. I could take you dancing, the way you like to go, places you like to go to. You know, they need welders. They need 'em worse than soldiers.

      Sarah Taylor: But your mother wants you to go to school, Frankie.

      Frank 'Frankie' Hauser: Yeah. That's the trouble.

    • Connections
      Featured in Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Jingle Bells
      (1857)

      Written by James Pierpont

      Sung a cappella by an off-screen child in the day care center

    User reviews19

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Trite, painfully dull take on juvenile delinquency, '40s style...
    With parents at war, kids apparently had idle time on their hands during the '40s and some of them turned to crime. Yawn, yawn! This is the most obvious, the most painful depiction of juvenile delinquency ever scripted, even for a B-film.

    The print shown on TCM was a poor one, making the skimpy production values look even worse than they probably were. BONITA GRANVILLE and KENT SMITH get top billing, but VANESSA BROWN is lower down in the credits and yet has a sizable role as an unhappy teen-age girl. The story makes any resemblance between these juveniles and today's troubled kids purely a coincidence.

    KENT SMITH, as a level-headed wounded soldier, doesn't even make an appearance until the film is half over. It's hard to believe that this sluggish B-film was directed by Mark Robson and produced by Val Lewton. It's certainly got to represent the nadir of their respective careers.

    GLEN VERNON, JEAN BROOKS, ARTHUR SHIELDS, DICKIE MOORE, and LAWRENCE TIERNEY are the slightly familiar names that fill the supporting cast--but nothing helps overcome the weak plotting, the preachy attitudes and dull and obvious storyline. Thumbs down on this one.
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    • Jan 15, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 28, 1945 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Are These Our Children?
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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