Girls Under 21 (1940)

4.8/10 64 min Drama Adventure Crime

Overview

Francis Ryan, living high-and-free-wheeling life as the wife of gangster "Smiley" Ryan, spends some time behind bars as a result of her husband's activities, and, when she gets out, realizes she has been a bad example for her kid-sister, Jennie White, and five of her friends. With the aid of her old boyfriend, she manages to divert them from their juvenile-delinquent path leading to disaster for each.

Cast

Bruce Cabot

Smiley Ryan

Rochelle Hudson

Frances White Ryan

Paul Kelly

Johnny Cane

Tina Thayer

Jennie White

William Edmunds

Tony Mangione

John Dilson

Albert Carter, School Principal

John Tyrrell

Rusty

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