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Boy Slaves

1939 · 72 min

A grim, earnest social-problem drama that traps you in the boys' desperate struggle, leaving a heavy sense of injustice.

Directed by
P.J. Wolfson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel, James McCallion
Tagline
SOLD - Human Beings, In This Modern Age, Actually Sold Into Slavery!
Overview
Social drama of Depression-era homeless children who turn to crime and are sentenced by a judge to a rehabilitation "labor camp".

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Directed by
P.J. Wolfson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel, James McCallion
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • class
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
P.J. Wolfson
Written by
Albert Bein, B. Harrison Orkow
Starring
Anne Shirley, Roger Daniel, James McCallion, Alan Baxter, Johnny Fitzgerald, Arthur Hohl, Charles Lane, Walter Ward
Cinematography
J. Roy Hunt
Runtime
72 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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