Where Are Your Children? is a 1943 American crime film directed by William Nigh and written by Hilary Lynn and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars Jackie Cooper, Gale Storm, Patricia Morison, John Litel, Gertrude Michael and Anthony Warde. The film was released on November 26, 1943, by Monogram Pictures.[2][3][4]
| Where Are Your Children? | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Nigh |
| Screenplay by | Hilary Lynn George Wallace Sayre |
| Story by | Hilary Lynn |
| Produced by | Jeffrey Bernerd |
| Starring | Jackie Cooper Gale Storm Patricia Morison John Litel Gertrude Michael Anthony Warde |
| Cinematography | Mack Stengler Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier W. Duncan Mansfield |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than $250,000[1] |
| Box office | more than $600,000[1] |
Plot
editHip music and singing about kids getting into trouble, sneaking booze into clubs, stealing car, fight between girls, romance starts then guy goes in the Navy.
Cast
edit- Jackie Cooper as Danny Cheston
- Gale Storm as Judy Lawson
- Patricia Morison as Linda Woodford
- John Litel as Judge Edmonds
- Gertrude Michael as Nell Lawson
- Anthony Warde as Jim Lawson
- Evelyn Eaton as Opal Becker
- Addison Richards as Halstead
- Sarah Edwards as Matron
- Betty Blythe as Mrs. Cheston
- Jimmy Zahner as Jerry Doane
- Charles Williams as Mack
- Herbert Rawlinson as Brooks the Butler
- John Laurenz as Petty Officer Jones
- Neyle Morrow as Herb Walsh
Reception
editSteve Broidy said it turned out to be a "big, big grossing picture."[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "'Little Three' Come of Age, Ride Boom BO, Produce Costlier Films". Variety. 12 April 1944. p. 7.
- ^ "Where Are Your Children? (1944) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Iotis Erlewine. "Where Are Your Children? (1943) - William Nigh". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ "Where Are Your Children?". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ^ Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd, eds. (1975). "Steve Broidy". Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 271.