Flame of Youth (1949 film)

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Flame of Youth
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by R. G. Springsteen
Screenplay byRobert Libott
Frank Burt
Bradford Ropes
Story by Albert DeMond
Produced by Lou Brock
Starring Barbra Fuller
Ray McDonald
Danny Sue Nolan
Tony Barrett
Carol Brannon
Anita Carrell
Cinematography John MacBurnie
Edited by Robert M. Leeds
Music by Stanley Wilson
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • September 22, 1949 (1949-09-22)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Flame of Youth is a 1949 American drama film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Robert Libott and Frank Burt. The film stars Barbra Fuller, Ray McDonald, Danny Sue Nolan, Tony Barrett, Carol Brannon and Anita Carrell. The film was released on September 22, 1949, by Republic Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

After his daughter, nicknamed Jerry, is arrested for stealing hubcaps off cars, naive George Briggs picks her up at jail. She immediately goes to gangster Cicero Coletti to get her cut of the stolen loot, quarreling with Coletti's sister, Lila.

Jerry pays her dad's tab when bookie Deke Edwards demands he pay up or else. She ignores sister Catherine's pleas to get out of petty crime and concentrate on becoming a fashion model instead. Instead, she tries to rob the cash from a junkyard, as does Lila, who is shot by the owner. Jerry escapes, ripping her pants on a wire fence.

Catherine repays the stolen loot to the junkyard's owner, but George inadvertently identifies the torn pants as hers when the police come to investigate. Catherine and Jerry are both placed under arrest. Deke shoots an innocent friend of Jerry, who finally sees the error of her ways as she is taken to jail.

Cast

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References

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