A 1931 kid runs away from his dad's belt—Depression-era parenting hits different.
Young Bill Emory is a typical mischievous, rambunctious boy, but his father William is a strict disciplinarian, and Bill is constantly being punished for simple childhood transgressions. Finally Bill can take no more of his father's excessive punishments and runs away. Complications ensue.
Acting
Lewis Stone's dad is somehow sympathetic AND terrifying.
Production
Pre-Code sincerity before Hollywood got cynical.
Director
William Beaudine
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