My Son Is Guilty is a 1939 American action adventure crime film directed by Charles Barton and produced by Jack Fier. It stars Bruce Cabot, Jacqueline Wells, Harry Carey and Wynne Gibson.

My Son Is Guilty
Directed byCharles Barton
Written byHarold Shumate
Joseph Carole
Story byKarl Brown
Produced byJack Fier
StarringBruce Cabot
Jacqueline Wells
Harry Carey
Wynne Gibson
CinematographyBenjamin H. Kline
Edited byWilliam Lyon
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • December 28, 1939 (1939-12-28)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Tim Kerry (Harry Carey), a veteran cop in the district of Hell's Kitchen, welcomes his son Ritzy (Bruce Cabot) after spending two years in prison. Ritzy has good friends and his former wife Julia (Julie Bishop) is hopeful that it will go on the right track. But the head of the gang, Morelli (Wynne Gibson) knows that Ritzy has good talent for crime, and makes a great offer, very hard to refuse.

Cast

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Note: Bishop was still being billed under her real name, Jacqueline Wells.

References

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  • The Great Gangster Pictures II, by James Robert Parish, Michael R. Pitts
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