Young Dynamite

Young Dynamite

NR 1937 · 57 min · ★ 4.5 · Crime, Drama

A young, newly-appointed rookie state trooper, John Shields, is celebrating with his sister Jane, his younger brother Freddie and Tom Marlin, Jane's fiancé and also a trooper, when they hear over the radio that two bandits have just killed a lawyer and his watchman. John and Tom set out in their patrol cars in hopes of capturing the killers, followed by Freddie who hopes some day to qualify as a trooper. Freddie encounters the two two bandits, Spike Doland and Butch and manages to get away with the bag of gold they had stolen. While chasing Freddie they are recognized by John who they kill when he tries to arrest them. Freddie then takes matters into his own hands in seeking to capture the killers of his brother.

Directed by Leslie Goodwins · Written by Joseph O'Donnell

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Frankie Darro Freddie Shields
Kane Richmond Tom Marlin
Charlotte Henry Jane Shields
Willy Castello Flash Slavin
David Sharpe John Shields
Carleton Young Spike Dolan
Pat Gleason Joseph 'Butch' Barker
Frank Austin Endenberry / Doc Clark
Frank Sarasino Tony - the Peddler / Rankin - U.S. Secret Service
Earl Dwire Finnegan

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