Young America (1932)

overview : Mrs. Doray sits with a Juvenile Court Judge to learn more about problem children and what to do about them. One of the cases involves 13 year old Arthur, "the worst kid in town", who moves cars away from fiire-plugs without the knowledge of the owners. The judge gives Arthur and friend Nutty another chance. However they run into further trouble when they break into Mr. Doray's drugstore to get medicine for Nutty's grandmother. Mr. Doray is not sympathetic and completely against his wife's plan to become Arthur's guardian. More incidents occur with Mr. Doray quick to judge prior to getting all of the facts. Mrs. Doray must choose between her marriage and Arthur.

Release Date : Apr 17, 1932

Runtime : 1h 10m

Genre : Drama  Crime  

Companies : Fox Film Corporation

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : child abuse, feral child, poverty, orphan, foster child, pre-code, juvenile crime, child delinquents