09 Dec 1950
The Young and the Damned
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Back Door to Heaven
Wrongfully Accused! Condemned to Death!
The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
Top Billed Cast
Wallace Ford Frankie Rogers
Patricia Ellis Carol Evans
Aline MacMahon Miss Williams
Van Heflin John Shelley
Douglas McMullen Wallace Kischler
George J. Lewis Bob Hale
Bruce Evans Charley Smith
Stuart Erwin Jud Mason
Bert Frohman Bert 'Mouse' Gatto
Georgette Harvey Mrs. Hamilton
Helen Christian Mrs. Gladys Smith
Jimmy Lydon Young Frankie Rogers
Anita Magee Young Carol Evans
Raymond Roe Young John Shelley
William Redfield Young Charley Smith
Kenneth LeRoy Young Bob Hale
David Johnson Young Wallace Kischler
William Harrigan Frankie's Father
Jane Seymour Frankie's Mother
Alfred Webster Sheriff Kramer
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