Movie: Parents on Trial

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Jean Parker
Jean Parker

Susan Wesley

Johnny Downs
Johnny Downs

Don Martin

Noah Beery Jr.
Noah Beery Jr.

Jerry Kearns

Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker

James Wesley

Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac

Mrs. Martin

Nana Bryant
Nana Bryant

Margaret Ames

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    According to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory is elucidated in Columbia's Parents on Trial, wherein strict disciplinarian James Westley (Henry Kolker) fails to understand or appreciate the real needs and feelings of his teenaged daughter Susan (Jean Parker).

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    1939-09-21

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