Girls Under 21

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Girls Under 21
1951 - State Theater Ad - 1 Apr MC - Allentown PA.jpg
1951 newspaper advertisement for Girls Under 21 and Girls of the Road
Directed by Max Nosseck
Written by
Produced byRalph Cohn
Starring
Cinematography Barney McGill
Edited byCharles Nelson
Music by Morris Stoloff
Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • November 15, 1940 (1940-11-15)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English

Girls Under 21 is a 1940 American drama film directed by Max Nosseck, starring Bruce Cabot and Rochelle Hudson.

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Plot

Frances White from the slums, escapes the tenements by marrying rich gangster Smiley Ryan.

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