I Accuse My Parents (1944)

User Rating:

1.8/10   

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writers:

Arthur Caesar (story)
Harry L. Fraser (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

27 October 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Young man goes to work for gangsters to impress his nightclub-singer girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Singer | Beautiful Woman | Neglected Child | Critically Bashed

Cast

Mary Beth Hughes	...	Kitty Reed
Robert Lowell	...	James Wilson
John Miljan	...	Dan Wilson
Vivienne Osborne	...	Mrs. Wilson
George Meeker	...	Charles Blake
Edward Earle	...	Judge
George Lloyd	...	Al Frazier
Patricia Knox	...	Vera Moore
Florence Johnson	...	Shirley Clark
Richard Bartell	...	Joe Holden
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brooks Benedict	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jack Chefe	...	Headwaiter (uncredited)
Mauritz Hugo	...	Blake's Henchman (uncredited)
Charles King	...	Mr. Carlton, the Clockmaker (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Cocktail Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Newfield

Writing credits
Arthur Caesar		(story)
Harry L. Fraser		(screenplay) (as Harry Fraser) and
Marjorie Dudley		(screenplay)

Produced by
Max Alexander	....	producer

Cinematography by
Robert E. Cline		(as Robert Cline)

Film Editing by
Charles Henkel Jr.

Art Direction by
Paul Palmentola

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Melville De Lay	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Arthur B. Smith	....	sound

Music Department
Lee Zahler	....	musical director

Production Companies

• Alexander-Stern Productions

Distributors

• Producers Releasing Corporation (1944) (USA) (theatrical)
• Madison Pictures (1951) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Rhino Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Hollywood's Best (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Hollywood's Best (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Loonic Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Alexander-Stern Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: At the shoe store, Jimmy's boss tells the police Jimmy's address is "465 Lindhurst Drive". However, exterior shots of Jimmy's house clearly display the house number as 219.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Radar Secret Service (#6.20)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Love Came Between Us

Poorly done message film.

This film tries to show you the importance of parents to a child and how if they are not around bad things can happen, but it fails in so many ways. The main reason it fails is that I could find very little to actually blame the parents on. The movie starts of with this guy accusing his parents and blaming them for the fact he had committed manslaughter then the movie flashes back and shows what led up to that point. Unfortunately, other than a couple of instances right at the beginning of the story for the most parts the parents aren't really responsible. The thing that gets this kid in trouble are the constant lies and the fact he is a bit stupid. I mean a lot of people have neglectful parents, but they don't somehow get involved with organized crime and not even realize it.