Probation

Story

Synopsis

Janet Holman is suspicious of her fiancé, Allen Wells, after he kisses her best friend Gwen when the lights are turned out during a party. Allen leaves early, purportedly for business reasons, but in reality, he is going to visit his secret girl friend, seventeen-year-old Ruth Jarrett. When Ruth's neighbor and landlady, Mrs. Humphries, overhears her talking to Allen on the phone, she becomes morally outraged and calls the police. Ruth is taken away to juvenile hall, and when Ruth's older brother Nick comes home to celebrate Ruth's birthday, Mrs. Humphries explains that Ruth has been seeing an older, wealthy man who has been leading her astray, and that she sent her away for her own good. Nick is saddened that he has failed to keep Ruth on the right track, and when he returns to his apartment, he becomes enraged to see Allen there. When Allen claims ignorance of Ruth's age, Nick hits him, and they engage in a brawl.

Director

Richard Thorpe

Writers

Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

15 March 1932

Ensemble

Cast

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  Sally Blane

  Janet Holman

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  John Darrow

  Nick Jarrett

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  J. Farrell MacDonald

  George Holman

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  Clara Kimball Young

  Mrs. Humphries

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  Eddie Phillips

  Allen Wells

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  David Rollins

  Alec

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  Matty Kemp

  Bert

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  David Durand

  David

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  Betty Grable

  Ruth Jarrett

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  Kenne Duncan

  Wedding Rehearsal Attendant (uncredited)

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  Mary Jane Irving

  Gwen (uncredited)

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  Dorothy Vernon

  Mrs. Meyers