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Guilty Parents (1934) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Helen Mason (Jean Lacy) is on trial for murder but her Defense Attorney says that she isn't to blame even though she did kill the man. We then flashback to a time when she was a sweet little girl whose mother simply wouldn't educate her on the facts of life. This led to Helen getting involved with the wrong crowd and before long she was working as a prostitute and connected to a really bad man.GUILTY PARENTS is another one of those "warning" exploitation pictures that were so popular back in the day. If you're looking for a work of art then this here really isn't that but if you're a fan of the genre then there's plenty to like here, although this falls well short of exploitation pictures like MANIAC or REEFER MADNESS. In fact, the subject is to educate parents about being open and honest with your kids but in terms of "naughty" stuff there's really not too much.The biggest thing here is when Helen gets undressed and her image is seen via a silhouette. Outside of that this is pretty much a straight drama and I was surprised to see how well made it actually was. The story itself is pretty routine for the director but director Jack Townley managed to at least keep you entertained by everything that was going on. I also thought the performances were a little bit better than what we were used to seeing. Jean Lacy was at least cute and interesting enough to keep the viewer interested in the film and the character.It is funny watching this movie and seeing how everyone was blamed except the guilty party. I mean, we talk today about parents being too soft on kids and the kids never having to face responsibility yet here we are with a 1934 film that pretty much says that's how things should be!

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Reviewed by Michael_Elliott

Fun Drama With a Touch of Exploitation

Reviewed by mark.waltz 7 / 10

At poverty row studios with unknowns, it's called exploitation. At Warner Brothers with Joan Blondell, this would be top billed.

There's obvious exploitation and very subtle exploitation, and this is the later, your typical 30's depression pre-code drama that every major star did a few of until the Hays code went haywire. Jean Lacy may not be Blondell, Rogers, Dvorak, Twelvetrees or Muir (all actresses associated with pre-code troubled young women dramas), but she's sincere in this D grade drama (one with an excellent print available) about an innocent young woman who finds out the hard way the evils of scandalous society. Left alone when the father of the child she gives up is killed, she gets into the harsh world of the party girl complete with pimp, madam and supposed society hostess setting up "entertainment" for her clients in a swell mansion. She's blackmailed into prostitution which ultimately leads to her put on trial for murder!The blame for her scandalous life is put on her overly religious mother who objects to her liberal school education meant to warn young people about the possible hardships of an unclean life. The mother spends the first five minutes of the film spouting her judgments and then disappears, not seen outside of being at the trial. She's a pretty minor character to be mentioned in the title, so I think another one should have been used. The film itself is one of the better exploitation films that I've ever seen, certainly no "Maniac" or "Reefer Madness". The budget seems a lot higher than it most likely was, and the script is pretty no nonsense with the acting and direction first rate. The sets and costumes are similar to what would have been done as a B at the major studios, and for that, I find this a top notch drama even though it's covered in as much sin as it is sequins and "sauce".

Guilty Parents

1934

Action / Crime / Drama / Music / Romance

Guilty Parents

1934

Action / Crime / Drama / Music / Romance

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Fun Drama With a Touch of Exploitation

At poverty row studios with unknowns, it's called exploitation. At Warner Brothers with Joan Blondell, this would be top billed.

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