Gangster's Boy

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Gangster's Boy

"Yesterday CHEERED! Today SHUNNED!"

1938

1h 20m

5.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.

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20 members

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Jackie Cooper

Larry Kelly

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Robert Warwick

Tim Kelly

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Lucy Gilman

Julia Davis

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Louise Lorimer

Mrs. Kelly

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Tommy Wonder

Bill Davis

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Selmer Jackson

Judge Davis

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Betty Blythe

Mrs. Davis

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Huntley Gordon

Principal

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Herbert Evans

Butler

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William Gould

District Attorney

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Jack Kennedy

Sergeant

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Bobby Stone

Salvatore

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Hooper Atchley

Sammy Trip

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Joe Devlin

Officer Jim

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Byron Foulger

District Attorney's Secretary

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Jack Gardner

Photographer

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Harry Harvey

Reporter

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Bradley Metcalfe

Arthur

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Edward Peil Sr.

Editor

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Buddy Pepper

Boy

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