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Boy of the Streets (1938)

CHUCK WANTED TO BE A BIG SHOT LIKE HIS OLD MAN...until one day...he learned the old man was a two-bit stooge!

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : William Nigh

Synopsis

Cocky young street kid worships his father, a sleazy political operative.

Actors

Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Chuck Brennan
Maureen O'Connor
Maureen O'Connor
Nora
Kathleen Burke
Kathleen Burke
Julie Stone
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Police Officer Rourke
Marjorie Main
Marjorie Main
Mrs. Mary Brennan
Matty Fain
Matty Fain
Blackie Davis
George Cleveland
George Cleveland
Tim 'Flannel-Mouth' Farley
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
Dr. Allan
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
Fog Horn Brennan aka Foggy
Paul White
Paul White
Spike, Gang Member
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Gang Member (uncredited)

Crews

William Nigh
William Nigh
Director
Gilson Brown
Gilson Brown
Writer
Scott Darling
Scott Darling
Writer
Rowland Brown
Rowland Brown
Story

Posters and backgrounds

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