Guilty Parents(1934)
A young girl is being tried for murder. Her defense attorney attempts to show how her descent into a life of crime, prostitution and degradation was caused by her puritanical, religious fanatic mother.
Movie: Guilty Parents
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Defense attorney
District Attorney
Marie
Mrs. Mason
Alfred Brent
Billy
Jimmy
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A young girl is being tried for murder. Her defense attorney attempts to show how her descent into a life of crime, prostitution and degradation was caused by her puritanical, religious fanatic mother.
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1934-04-01
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