Characters & Themes
Girls Under 21 (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 64 mins · English
- Directed by
- Max Nosseck
- Starring
- Bruce Cabot, Rochelle Hudson, Paul Kelly, Debbie Ellis, John Dilson, William Edmunds
Francis Ryan lives a carefree, high‑rolling life as the wife of gangster “Smiley” Ryan, but her husband’s crimes land her in prison. Upon release she sees how her behavior has set a poor example for her younger sister Jennie White and five friends. With help from an old boyfriend she works to steer them away from a dangerous juvenile‑delinquent path before disaster strikes.
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