Guilty Parents (1934): Cast
Guilty Parents is a 1934 drama directed by Jack Townley, starring Gertrude Astor as Marie, Lynton Brent and John St. Polis. It runs 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 15m (75 min)
- Director
- Jack Townley
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Jay-Dee-Kay Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Guilty Parents About?
The premise of Guilty Parents without spoilers.
During a murder trial, the defendant’s lawyer argues that her spiral into crime, prostitution and degradation was the direct result of the oppressive, fanatically religious upbringing imposed by her puritanical mother. He seeks to prove that the mother’s extreme moral strictness shaped the girl’s tragic path.
Guilty Parents Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- b movie
- poverty row film
- low budget film
- double feature film
- damsel in distress
- deception
- 1930s
- held at gunpoint
- cigarette smoking
- grief
- sorrow
- remorse
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- intoxication
- sadness
- seduction
- ignorance
- lecture
- degradation
- gangster
- dire straits
- gunfire
- abuse
- exploitation
- states rights distribution
- defense attorney
- jury trial
- roadhouse
- peer pressure
- honky tonk
- anger
- teen angst
- bitterness
- woman raped while unconscious
- girlfriends took all her clothes to make her member of a club
- lie
- complete lack of ignorance about sex
- mother daughter relationship
- tap dance
- nightclub
- suicide attempt
- call girls
- blackmail
- strip poker
- girls taking clothes in a strip poker
- girl's underwear
- prosecutor
- newspaperman
- madame
- girl
- young
Guilty Parents Cast & Characters
Gertrude Astor leads the cast as Marie, with Lynton Brent as Alfred Brent and John St. Polis as Defense attorney. Directed by Jack Townley; 11 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jack Townley
- Gertrude Astor as Marie
- Lynton Brent as Alfred Brent
- John St. Polis as Defense attorney
- Robert Frazer as District Attorney
Also Starring in Guilty Parents
· 7 more- Isabel La Mal Mrs. Mason
- Donald Keith Billy
- Glen Boles Jimmy
- Leon Holmes
- Jean Lacy Helen Mason aka Helen Wilson
- Alisa Aristi Betty
- Ima Gilbert
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Guilty Parents FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Guilty Parents, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Guilty Parents?
Guilty Parents runs 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes).
When was Guilty Parents released?
Guilty Parents was released on April 1, 1934.
Who directed Guilty Parents?
Guilty Parents was directed by Jack Townley.
Who is in the cast of Guilty Parents?
Guilty Parents stars Gertrude Astor as Marie, Lynton Brent as Alfred Brent and John St. Polis as Defense attorney, among 11 credited actors.
Does Guilty Parents have a post-credit scene?
No. Guilty Parents has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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