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Director:
James Flood
Writers:
Niven Busch (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
21 January 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Blondell and O'Brien star as newspaper reporters who inadvertently send Jordan to reform school after... more | add synopsis
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OBrien and Blondell try to keep kid out of trouble more (3 total)

Cast

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Pat O'Brien ... Thomas 'Breezy' Elliott
Joan Blondell ... Jane Morgan
Bobby Jordan ... Mickey Fallon
Alan Baxter ... Joe Fallon
William B. Davidson ... Scotty
Morgan Conway ... Lou Baronette
Clay Clement ... Jaeggers
Selmer Jackson ... Det. Mendall
Addison Richards ... Brand
Pierre Watkin ... Barton
Joe King ... Brown
Douglas Wood ... J.W.
Armand Kaliz ... Chatteau
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Also Known As:
Unfit to Print (UK)
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Runtime:
62 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more

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OBrien and Blondell try to keep kid out of trouble, 8 September 2009
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Author: ksf-2 from southwest US

Joan Blondell stars as Jane Morgan in this short, 62 minute Warner Brothers story of old time newspaper reporters. Mickey Fallon ( Bobby Jordan ) loses his parents and is now under the dubious care of his older brother Joe ( Alan Baxter ), who is in the rackets. Jane sees Mickey getting involved in this, and tries to convince "Breezy" ( Pat OBrien ) to let her write a story on it... Of course, no-one takes her seriously, so she mentions it in her column, and now everyone in town wants to get involved. Breezy and Jane must keep an eye on Mickey to keep him from getting back in the rackets. There isn't really time to develop any real, in-depth plot, so things move right along. Jordan was one of the original kids in the "Dead End" films. Blondell and OBrien had both been in Hollywood for ten years, so they were experienced actors by this time. (My favorite J Blondell film would have to be Desk Set... you gotta see it if you haven't already...) Directed by James Flood, who had spent his first ten years working on silent films. Good way to kill an hour, but don't expect a lot.

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