Mad Youth
Are Modern Mothers to be Blamed for the Wild Escapades of Their Sons & Daughters?
A rich society mother hires a male escort, but he falls for her daughter instead. The mother-daughter conflict forces the daughter to run off to stay with a friend who is enslaved by a prostitution ring.
- 4.6
- 1940
- Released
- 1h 16m
Mary Ainslee
Marian Morgan
Betty Compson
Lucy Morgan
Willy Castello
Count DeHoven
Betty Atkinson
Helen Johnson
Tommy Wonder
HarryLorelei Readoux
Beth
Margaret Fealy
Helen's Grandmother
Donald Kerr
Taxi DriverRay Hirsch
Jitter BugPatti Lacey
Jitter BugEugene Taylor
Jitter BugAileen Morris
Jitter BugMaxine Taylor
Jitter BugPearl Tolson
Jitter Bug
Monte Collins
Stewart - Singing Bridge Player
Steve Clemente
Knife-Thrower in Club ActGlen Dennison
Jitter Bug
Florence Dudley
The MadamJack Hendricks
BrawlerClyde McClary
Brawler
Ethelreda Leopold
Blonde Secretary
Fay McKenzie
Escort GirlBruce Mitchell
Policeman
Noel Neill
Teenager
Hal Price
Escort Bureau Manager
Donald Reed
Club Emcee
Caren Marsh
Jitter BugReleased
en
- #parent child relationship
- #diary
- #gigolo
Reviews
To give this it's due, it does try to deal with some rather more grown up themes, but somehow the whole thing just falls a bit flat. In a sort of spin-off from "The Lady Refuses" (1931), this time "Lucy" (Betty Compson) - not averse to a gigolo or two of her own, takes umbrage when her daughter "Marian" (Mary Ainslee) falls for the "Count DeHoven" (Willy Castello), her mother's latest rent-a-beau