7.4
Above Majestic
2018
Youth in Crisis (1943)
November 5, 194319mEN
5.6
7 votes
Overview
There is a vast increase of youth crime, doubling in the two years since the US entered World War II. With fathers off to war, women are working in the factories leaving children at home for the day or after school, unsupervised and free to get into trouble. Young men and women, some working and making an adult wage, now feel that they have the right to act and do as adults. Others are trying their hands at new thrills, such as smoking marijuana. Young women are getting into trouble by getting involved with the many servicemen that they are attracted to. This film shows how these kinds of subversive thoughts that lead to juvenile delinquency can be broken by having youths selling war bonds and organizing 4-H clubs, among other activities.
Director
Louis De RochemontTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
The March of Time
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CinemaSerf
5.0With large swathes of the adult male population drafted into the military as the USA steps up it’s involvement in the Second World War and with many of the female population having to step in to fill the gaps that has left amongst the key manufacturing industries, the youth of America seem to have lost any moral compass and are out to have a good time. With many of them turning to petty crime, drinking and even prostitution, there are concerns amongst the authorities about the rising levels of delinquency thriving without active parental supervision. It is an interesting topic to look at, as i…
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