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Youth Runs Wild is a 1944 B movie about unattentive parents and juvenile delinquency, produced by Val Lewton, directed by Mark Robson and starring Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Jean Brooks, Glen Vernon and Vanessa Brown. It was written by John Fante, Herbert Kline and Ardel Wray.
Original Release
09/01/1944
US Release
09/01/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bonita Granville | Toddy Jones |
| Kent Smith | Danny Coates |
| Jean Brooks | Mary Hauser Coates / Mary Coates |
| Glen Vernon | Frankie Hauser / Frankie Hauser (as Glenn Vernon) |
| Vanessa Brown | Sarah Taylor (as Tessa Brind) / Sarah Taylor |
| Ben Bard | Mr. Taylor |
| Mary Servoss | Mrs. Cora Hauser / Cora Hauser |
| Arthur Shields | Mr. Dunlop |
| Lawrence Tierney | Larry Duncan |
| Dickie Moore | Georgie Dunlop |
Directors
Writers
John Fante, Ardel Wray, Herbert Kline
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bonita Granville | Toddy Jones |
| Kent Smith | Danny Coates |
| Jean Brooks | Mary Hauser Coates / Mary Coates |
| Glen Vernon | Frankie Hauser / Frankie Hauser (as Glenn Vernon) |
| Vanessa Brown | Sarah Taylor (as Tessa Brind) / Sarah Taylor |
| Ben Bard | Mr. Taylor |
| Mary Servoss | Mrs. Cora Hauser / Cora Hauser |
| Arthur Shields | Mr. Dunlop |
| Lawrence Tierney | Larry Duncan |
| Dickie Moore | Georgie Dunlop |
| Johnny Walsh | Herb Vigero |
| Rod Rogers | Rocky / Rocky (as Rod Rodgers) |
| Elizabeth Russell | Mabel Taylor |
| Joan Barclay | Girl with Blanche |
| Harold Barnitz | Stevie Coates |
| Joan Blair | Mrs. Loring |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman in Opening Montage |
| Tom Burton | Corporal Jim Hayes |
| Claire Carleton | Taxi Driver |
| Jack Carrington | Bart |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Val Lewton | Producer |
Editors
