According to Hollywood, the parents were generally at fault when good kids went bad. This theory is elucidated in Columbia's Parents on Trial, wherein strict disciplinarian James Westley (Henry Kolker) fails to understand or appreciate the real needs and feelings of his teenaged daughter Susan (Jean Parker).
Jean Parker
as Susan Wesley
Johnny Downs
as Don Martin
Noah Beery Jr.
as Jerry Kearns
Henry Kolker
as James Wesley
Virginia Brissac
as Mrs. Martin
Nana Bryant
as Margaret Ames
