A troubled young teenager has trouble dealing with the death of his mother and his ill treatment by his stepfather.A troubled young teenager has trouble dealing with the death of his mother and his ill treatment by his stepfather.A troubled young teenager has trouble dealing with the death of his mother and his ill treatment by his stepfather.
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- TriviaLike many films produced and directed by Sid Davis, this one was recorded silently. The sound was recorded later and synched to fit the picture; in many cases, Arthur Swerdloff, the editor, cut to another shot to allow him to re-sync the audio and the video. See also, Gang Boy (1954).
- Crazy credits[Prologue]Acknowledgement We gratefully acknowledge the valuable contributions made to this film by Mildred Malm, Psychologist, Karl Holton, Probation Officer, Harold S. Hodge, Consultant in Child Welfare, and Judge William B. McKesson of Los Angeles County; by Dan Persuit, Delinquency Control Institute, University of Southern California; and by the Police Department of Inglewood, California. This story is based on a case history.
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There's Sid Davis.. And then there's this.
Simply awesome melodrama about a kid who loses his mother and then starts his downward spiral, striking everything in his path down. I am guessing this was the coup de grace for Sid Davis, as this film tries with some really creative cinematography, angles and acting from the lead, who was REALLY quite good. Unfortunately, everything else suffers (but in a good way). The dubbed voices sound like they are coming from 2 people only, the other actors in the cast don't shine as the lead, and there's some rather weird directorial flourishes you wonder if old Sid was tipping his hat to Ed Wood Jr or Dolores Wishman. Nevertheless, I can't recommend this movie enough, and of course is a MUST SEE on this site!
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- Sep 18, 2005
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- 720 East Florence Avenue, Inglewood, California, USA(Inglewood Park Cemetery)
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- $1,000 (estimated)
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