Boy of the Streets

193713+78 min

Teenager Chuck Brennan (Cooper) lives in the worst slums of the big city, making his way as the leader of a local teenage gang who harrass the cops and fight other gangs. Chuck falls in love with Nora, who gave up her college scholarship and a future out of the slums to care for her sickly mother. Wanting to please and help Nora, Chuck becomes the new right hand man of gangster Blackie Davis. Soon Chuck becomes addicted to the easy money and noteriety, but loses Nora in the process, who wants nothing to do with a gangster. This drives Chuck to take on even more risky jobs, leading to a final heist that goes horribly wrong. A striking, gritty drama about the horrible choices faced by those living in the slums of the 1930's.

Genres:Drama

Director:William Nigh

Cast:Jackie Cooper, Maureen O'Connor, Kathleen Burke, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Marjorie Main

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Added to Amazon Prime Video:March 30, 2021