Gangster's Boy

Gangster's Boy

Gangster's Boy

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Gangster's Boy

"Yesterday CHEERED! Today SHUNNED!"

1938

1h 20m

6.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.

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20 members

Acting

Jackie Cooper

Larry Kelly

Jackie Cooper

Acting

Robert Warwick

Tim Kelly

Robert Warwick

Acting

Lucy Gilman

Julia Davis

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Louise Lorimer

Mrs. Kelly

Louise Lorimer

Acting

Tommy Wonder

Bill Davis

Tommy Wonder

Acting

Selmer Jackson

Judge Davis

Selmer Jackson

Acting

Betty Blythe

Mrs. Davis

Betty Blythe

Acting

Huntley Gordon

Principal

Huntley Gordon

Acting

Herbert Evans

Butler

Herbert Evans

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William Gould

District Attorney

William Gould

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Jack Kennedy

Sergeant

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Bobby Stone

Salvatore

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Hooper Atchley

Sammy Trip

Hooper Atchley

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Joe Devlin

Officer Jim

Joe Devlin

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Byron Foulger

District Attorney's Secretary

Byron Foulger

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Jack Gardner

Photographer

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Harry Harvey

Reporter

Harry Harvey

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Bradley Metcalfe

Arthur

Bradley Metcalfe

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Edward Peil Sr.

Editor

Edward Peil Sr.

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Buddy Pepper

Boy

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