Robert
Lowell stars as a well-to-do lad with lush parents. They’re extremely wealthy and give him everything
a boy could want, except of course for parental guidance and affection. He falls for a pretty night club singer (Mary
Beth Hughes) and winds up getting mixed up with gangsters, which leads to a
life of crime.
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Accuse My Parents exists in the middle ground between ‘30s scare film and ‘50s
juvenile delinquent movie. (Like Reefer Madness,
there’s a scene where the judge condemns the parents.) Unfortunately, it lacks the bonkers qualities
of those old “educational” roadshow pictures.
It’s also missing the kick of the JD flicks. (Thugs wearing three-piece suits and fedoras
just aren’t as cool as hot-rodders in leather jackets.) Since it’s a Poverty Row quickie from PRC
directed by Sam (Radar Secret Service) Newfield, it does have its own charms.
It’s
also a good vehicle for the talented Mary Beth Hughes. Not only does she deliver a solid performance,
she even gets to sing a couple of catchy songs too. (“Are You Happy in Your Work” is a real
showstopper.) Lowell isn’t bad exactly,
it’s just that his character is such a drip.
Plus, he tells so many wild yarns that it’s hard to feel sorry for him once
he gets under the thumb of the gangsters.
I mean it’s not ALL his parents’ fault!
AKA: Accuse My Past.
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