Junior Durkin
Jimmy Mason
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Synopsis
An orphaned teenager admires a boastful lodger whose supposed connections conceal a bootlegging business. Loyalty to the man leads him to remain silent during a police raid. The resulting punishment places the boy inside an institution very different from the future he imagined.
Cast
DirectorsHoward Higgin
Behind the scenes
The film was shot in thirteen days under the working title Juvenile Court. Bette Davis appeared on loan from Universal during an uncertain early stage of her screen career.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
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- Junior Durkin — Paramount Pictures · Public domain
- Bette Davis — Studio Publicity · Public domain
- Pat O'Brien — Elmer Fryer · Public domain
- Frank Coghlan Jr. — Republic Pictures · Public domain
