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Director:
Writers:
Albert Bein (screenplay)
Albert Bein (story)
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Release Date:
2 February 1939 (USA) more
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Great expose revealing exploitation of delinquents in labor-camp/reform school. more (3 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Anne Shirley | ... | Annie |
| Roger Daniel | ... | Jesse Thompson |
| James McCallion | ... | Tim |
| Walter Ward | ... | Miser |
| Charles Powers | ... | Lollie |
| Johnny Fitzgerald | ... | Knuckles |
| Frank Malo | ... | Tommy |
| Paul White | ... | Atlas |
| Walter Tetley | ... | Pee Wee |
 | Charles Lane | ... | Albee |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Graff |
| Arthur Hohl | ... | Sheriff |
| Norman Willis | ... | Drift Boss |
| Roy Gordon | ... | Judge |
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Also Known As:
Saints Without Wings (USA) (working title)
The Pure in Mind (USA) (working title)
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72 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Victor System)
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At the end of the film, Mr Albee is charged with "peonage". Peonage is a system where creditors forced debtors to work for them and is a form of involuntary servitude. Peonage was made illegal in the USA by an act of Congress in 1867. more
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Continuity: As Jesse approaches the rich boy to help him, the boy is on his hands and knees, whereas the next (closer) shot shows him flat out on the ground. more
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References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) more
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This is a horrific expose of child-labor conditions that existed early in the 20th Century. The film illustrates the harsh "youth-offender" penalties and unchecked institutions that sought to remediate/exploit these wayward youths up to that time. Also evident are the practices of "Company Stores" in "Company Towns" with use of fear and coercion. The performances are somewhat dated but somehow communicate the sincerity of the intended message.