Youth on Trial

Youth on Trial

1945 · 59 min · ★ 4.0 · Drama

A female juvenile court judge learns that her own daughter is one of the town delinquents in this minor low-budget potboiler.

Directed by Budd Boetticher · Written by Michael Jacoby

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