Just a Cute Kid

Just a Cute Kid

1940 · 20 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

When he has to pay a debt to a fearsome money lender, a man accepts the help of a friend who takes him to a scientist where he can sell his body, but things get worse than expected.

Directed by Noel M. Smith · Written by Hal Yates

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