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Juvenile Delinquents, Punks, Rebels, and Hooligans

by joe_538 • Created 12 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
Delinquent movies, 1949 - 1970.
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  • Audie Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, and Jane Wyatt in Bad Boy (1949)

    1. Bad Boy

    19491h 26mApproved
    6.6 (417)
    A couple reform a newcomer at their Texas ranch for juvenile delinquents.
    DirectorKurt NeumannStarsAudie MurphyLloyd NolanJane Wyatt
  • Sue England, Stephen McNally, and Barbara Whiting in City Across the River (1949)

    2. City Across the River

    19491h 31mApproved
    6.3 (482)
    The macho head of an urban community center tries to reform juvenile delinquents.
    DirectorMaxwell ShaneStarsStephen McNallyThelma RitterLuis Van Rooten
  • The Young and the Damned (1950)

    3. The Young and the Damned

    19501h 20mNot Rated
    8.2 (23K)
    A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAlfonso MejíaRoberto CoboEstela Inda
  • So Young, So Bad (1950)

    4. So Young, So Bad

    19501h 31mApproved
    6.1 (613)
    A psychiatrist and nurse overthrow the abusive heads of a girls' reform school in order to teach the unfortunate young women that they have a chance at healthy lives.
    DirectorsBernard VorhausEdgar G. UlmerStarsPaul HenreidCatherine McLeodGrace Coppin
  • Joyce Holden and Harvey Lembeck in Girls in the Night (1953)

    5. Girls in the Night

    19531h 23mApproved
    6.5 (120)
    A family's efforts to move out of a slum area into a better neighborhood is hampered when their son is accused of the murder of a local blind beggar.
    DirectorJack ArnoldStarsHarvey LembeckJoyce HoldenGlenda Farrell
  • Problem Girls (1953)

    6. Problem Girls

    19531h 11mApproved
    5.2 (151)
    Reform school for rich girls behaving badly, is a good cover for the misbehaving adults in charge.
    DirectorEwald André DupontStarsHelen WalkerRoss ElliottSusan Morrow
  • Marlon Brando in The Wild One (1953)

    7. The Wild One

    19531h 19mApproved67Metascore
    6.7 (19K)
    Two rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.
    DirectorLaslo BenedekStarsMarlon BrandoMary MurphyRobert Keith
  • Gloria Victor, Timothy Farrell, and Harry Keaton in Girl Gang (1954)

    8. Girl Gang

    19541h 3mNot Rated
    4.6 (384)
    A sleazy gangster has a gang of young girls commit robberies and prostitution for him by getting them hooked on drugs.
    DirectorRobert C. DertanoStarsGloria VictorTimothy FarrellHarry Keaton
  • Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, and Margaret Hayes in Blackboard Jungle (1955)

    9. Blackboard Jungle

    19551h 41mApproved67Metascore
    7.4 (10K)
    A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsGlenn FordAnne FrancisLouis Calhern
  • Mad at the World (1955)

    10. Mad at the World

    19551h 16mApproved
    5.5 (82)
    The infant baby of Sam and Anne Bennett is critically hurt after being hit by a bottle thrown by a gang of juvenile delinquent hoodlums known as the Wolf Pack. Police Detective Tom Lynn takes charge of the investigation and orders a shakedown of youth gangs in Chicago's toughest section, but this fails to locate members of the Wolf Pack gang. A savage beating is given to an innocent witness by Bennett, who takes matters into his own hands in the belief that the law authorities are too slow.
    DirectorHarry EssexStarsFrank LovejoyKeefe BrasselleCathy O'Donnell
  • The Night Holds Terror (1955)

    11. The Night Holds Terror

    19551h 26mApproved
    6.3 (1.2K)
    A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.
    DirectorAndrew L. StoneStarsJack KellyHildy ParksVince Edwards
  • One Way Ticket to Hell (1955)

    12. One Way Ticket to Hell

    19551h 1mNot Rated
    4.0 (257)
    "One Way Ticket to Hell" (aka "Teenage Devil Dolls") is a 1955 drama with Cassandra, who falls in with the wrong crowd in high school. Her home life is not great, and she turns to a group of delinquent bikers to escape.
    DirectorBamlet Lawrence Price Jr.StarsBarbara MarksKurt MartellRobert A. Sherry
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    13. Rebel Without a Cause

    19551h 51mPG-1389Metascore
    7.6 (101K)
    A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal Mineo
  • Running Wild (1955)

    14. Running Wild

    19551h 21mApproved
    6.1 (161)
    A young rookie cop goes undercover to bust up an auto theft ring run by juvenile delinquents.
    DirectorAbner BibermanStarsWilliam CampbellMamie Van DorenKeenan Wynn
  • Teen-Age Crime Wave (1955)

    15. Teen-Age Crime Wave

    19551h 17mApproved
    3.7 (696)
    A delinquent girl involves an innocent friend in an armed robbery followed by a jail-break and hostage-taking with her equally delinquent boyfriend.
    DirectorFred F. SearsStarsTommy CookMolly McCartSue England
  • Sal Mineo, John Cassavetes, Denise Alexander, and James Whitmore in Crime in the Streets (1956)

    16. Crime in the Streets

    19561h 31mApproved
    6.6 (1.5K)
    Social worker tries to befriend local slum gang.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsJohn CassavetesSal MineoJames Whitmore
  • Curfew Breakers (1957)

    17. The Flaming Teenage

    19561h 9m
    4.2 (97)
    A small-town boy heads for the lights of the big city and discovers the delights of hard liquor and fast women. Before long, he becomes an addict, a dope peddler and a shoplifter to obtain money for drugs.
    DirectorsCharles EdwardsIrvin S. Yeaworth Jr.StarsNoel ReyburnEthel BarrettJerry Franks
  • Mark Andrews, Roxanne Arlen, Lori Nelson, and John Smith in Hot Rod Girl (1956)

    18. Hot Rod Girl

    19561h 19mApproved
    5.0 (426)
    After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.
    DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsLori NelsonChuck ConnorsJohn Smith
  • Rumble on the Docks (1956)

    19. Rumble on the Docks

    19561h 22mApproved
    5.6 (318)
    Crime drama concerning the coming-of-age of a Brooklyn-born 17-year old whose loyalty is torn between his parents' old-fashion values and a local gangster's flashy lifestyle.
    DirectorFred F. SearsStarsJames DarrenLaurie CarrollMichael Granger
  • Gloria Castillo and Marla English in Runaway Daughters (1956)

    20. Runaway Daughters

    19561h 32mApproved
    4.9 (182)
    Three teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted with an easy, carefree life they soon pass from misdemeanors into serious crime - and will suffer for it. Sometimes, repentance comes too late.
    DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsMarla EnglishAnna StenJohn Litel
  • Teenage Bad Girl (1956)

    21. Teenage Bad Girl

    19561h 40m
    5.6 (152)
    Poor Valerie just can't seem to straighten out her delinquent teenage daughter Janet, whose sleazy boyfriend is leading her down a rebellious path of crime and moral turpitude that could end in death--or could she have a chance for redemption?
    DirectorHerbert WilcoxStarsAnna NeagleSylvia SymsNorman Wooland
  • Ginger Rogers, Warren Berlinger, Lili Gentle, Diane Jergens, Betty Lou Keim, Michael Rennie, and Rusty Swope in Teenage Rebel (1956)

    22. Teenage Rebel

    19561h 34mApproved
    6.1 (409)
    Nancy Fallon gets custody of her teenage daughter Dodie back from her ex-husband after she remarries, but she must win her love.
    DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsGinger RogersMichael RennieBetty Lou Keim
  • Teenage Wolfpack (1956)

    23. Teenage Wolfpack

    19561h 29m
    6.5 (560)
    "Think of a law, they've broken it. Think of a crime, they've committed it." A tense, tough story of a teenage gang committing acts of robbery, violence, and murder. The leader of the gang finds himself torn between his own brother and his sleazy (but very good-looking) girlfriend. 35mm.
    DirectorGeorg TresslerStarsHorst BuchholzKarin BaalChristian Doermer
  • George Nader, John Saxon, and Esther Williams in The Unguarded Moment (1956)

    24. The Unguarded Moment

    19561h 35mApproved
    6.3 (566)
    A beautiful teacher is protective of a high school boy who sexually harassed her, and later he becomes a murder suspect.
    DirectorHarry KellerStarsEsther WilliamsGeorge NaderJohn Saxon
  • Jean Moorhead in The Violent Years (1956)

    25. The Violent Years

    19561h 5mNot Rated
    3.6 (1.9K)
    Paula Parkins is the teenage daughter of wealthy parents who can't seem to make time for her, so she looks for thrills as the leader of her all girl-gang who rob and rape young men.
    DirectorWilliam MorganStarsJean MoorheadBarbara WeeksArt Millan

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