Characters & Themes
Mad Youth (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 76 mins · English
- Directed by
- Melville Shyer
- Starring
- Steve Clemente, Betty Compson, Maxine Taylor, Bruce Mitchell, Eugene Taylor, Fay McKenzie
Questioning whether modern mothers are to blame for their children's reckless behavior, the film follows a wealthy socialite who engages a male escort. The escort falls for her daughter, triggering a bitter mother‑daughter clash. The daughter runs away, staying with a friend trapped in a prostitution ring, revealing deeper family and societal tensions.
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