Youth Runs Wild

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Youth Runs Wild

"The Truth about Modern Youth! It will ASTONISH you! It will AMAZE you! It will ELECTRIFY you!"

1944

1h 7m

4.5(11 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Bonita Granville

Toddy Jones

Kent Smith

Danny Coates

Jean Brooks

Mary Hauser Coates

Glen Vernon

Frankie Hauser

Vanessa Brown

Sarah Taylor

Ben Bard

Mr. Taylor

Mary Servoss

Mrs. Cora Hauser

Arthur Shields

Mr. Dunlop

Lawrence Tierney

Larry Duncan

Dickie Moore

Georgie Dunlop

Creative team

Directed by: Mark Robson
Written by: John Fante
Herbert Kline
Produced by: Val Lewton

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