Bad Boy (1949) - A troubled teen’s last chance at redemption.

Описание: Experience the gripping 1949 drama Bad Boy, a powerful story of crime, second chances, and the struggle to turn one’s life around. Starring Audie Murphy in one of his earliest roles, this emotionally charged film follows a young delinquent fighting to escape his past and find a new path toward hope and redemption. It’s a raw, heartfelt portrayal of postwar youth gone astray — and the power of compassion to change a life.

CREDITS / MAIN CAST
Director: Kurt Neumann
Producer: Paul Short
Screenplay: Robert Hardy Andrews, Karl Kamb
Starring:
Audie Murphy as Danny Lester
Lloyd Nolan as Marshall Brown
Jane Wyatt as Cora Brown
James Gleason as Chief Joe Borton
Martha Vickers as Doris Martin
Rhys Williams as Captain Wills

PLOT SUMMARY
Danny Lester, a tough streetwise teenager, lands in a reform school after a string of petty crimes and lies. Beneath his defiant exterior lies deep pain and mistrust — scars left by a broken home and a hard life. When caring social workers Marshall and Cora Brown see potential in him, they give Danny a final chance to redeem himself. But old habits die hard, and his journey toward honesty and trust pushes him to the edge between ruin and redemption.

FILMING LOCATION
Shot at the Variety Boys’ Ranch in Texas, adding realism to the film’s reform-school setting and giving it an authentic, gritty atmosphere.

RELEASE DATE
December 9, 1949

DID YOU KNOW?
Bad Boy was the first major starring role for Audie Murphy, America’s most decorated World War II hero.
The film inspired the creation of the real-life Variety Boys’ Ranch, dedicated to helping troubled youth.
Murphy’s real experiences with hardship and discipline gave his performance an unmistakable authenticity.

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