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Director:
Joel Rapp
Writer:
Joel Rapp (written by)
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Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
The kid who showed the big time how!
Plot:
Marv needs money. His unemployed dad is so poor that he makes Marv give up half his last six bucks so... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)
Tom Pittman ... Marvin 'Marv' Grant
Virginia Aldridge ... Betty Alexander
Howard Veit ... Vince Rumbo (as Howard Veidt)

Malcolm Atterbury ... Mr. Grant
Stanley Adams ... Harry March
Louis Quinn ... Samuel Tallman
Peter Leeds ... Mr. Carter
John Barrick ... Larry Walker
Jimmy Murphy ... Burt Rogers
Byron Foulger ... Mr. Mathews
Bobby Hall ... Johnson
Ron Kennedy
Evan Thompson
Bill Coontz
Ellen Atterbury (as Ellen Hardies)
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Wally Rose
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Directed by
Joel Rapp  (as Joel M. Rapp)
 
Writing credits
Joel Rapp (written by) (as Joel M. Rapp)

Produced by
Stanley Bickman .... producer
Richard Dixon .... associate producer
Roger Corman .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Gerald Fried 
 
Cinematography by
John M. Nickolaus Jr.  (as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
Film Editing by
Carlo Lodato 
 
Set Decoration by
John Burton 
 
Makeup Department
Harry Thomas .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Rapp .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Joe Sullivan .... property master
 
Sound Department
Frank Goodwin .... sound
Martin Greco .... sound editor (as Marty Greco)
Bert Schoenfeld .... supervising sound editor (as Bert Shoenfeld)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Lee Cannon .... gaffer
Kay Norton .... camera operator
Doty Steele .... key grip
 
Music Department
Anthony Magro .... music editor (as Tony Magro)
 
Other crew
Pat Miller .... script supervisor
Margaret Royce .... associate
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Young Sinners (UK)
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Runtime:
70 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Sparta Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: Despite the finale taking place at 11pm, it's obviously broad daylight. more
Quotes:
Harry March: I am a thief, not a crook. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) more

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6 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Depressingly awful, 9 September 2000
2/10
Author: blazing_l from Queens, NY

Times I look back to high school and it amazes me that I never went lower than Marvin did in this BAD film.

Poor Marv is the main character who's bad luck just gets worse and worse. Despite his intelligence, he manages to get bullied, exploited, supports his lousy deadbeat Dad, and plenty more goof-ups including a daring heist which let's say doesn't go fully to plan. Of course, the viewer feels no empathy with anyone in this film, so all this disastrous gloom bounces off like harmless zeta rays. Recommended for those days you're feeling down, pop this film in and you'll smile and say, "I'm so glad I'm not Marv!"

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