Child Bride
- 1938
- 1h 2m
A schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying underage girls.A schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying underage girls.A schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying underage girls.
- Director
- Writer
- Harry Revier(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe only film the cast and crew of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) refused to satirize after watching. During an interview, host Michael J. Nelson revealed that the crew considered the film "disturbing." In a separate interview with Frank Conniff, who selected films for the show, he cited it as the worst film he had watched as a potential selection for the show.
- Quotes
Freddie: I'll beat you undressed, Jennie.
Jennie: Freddie, you ain't goin' swimmin' with me no more. So don't you take your clothes off.
Freddie: Aw, you're teasin'.
Jennie: No, I'm not. I mean it.
Freddie: We've always gone in swimmin' together. Why not now?
Jennie: Teacher says not to.
Freddie: Why?
Jennie: Well, because... because we're not what we used to be.
Freddie: You mean, we're different. How?
Jennie: Naw. We're the same, only you can't see me without my clothes on.
Freddie: How come? I know how you look without your clothes on. I've seen ya lots of times, haven't I?
Jennie: Yes, I know, but now we're grown up and barin'. Teacher says that I shouldn't put bad ideas into your head.
Freddie: Aw, shucks. Now I can't kiss ya no more.
Jennie: Of course you can, silly. Only with my clothes on.
Freddie: Alright, but I wish that teacher would mind her own business.
Jennie: Now don't beg.
- Crazy creditsAngel Rossitto portrays diminutive moonshiner Angelo, but the credits identify him as "Don Barrett."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sleazemania III: The Good, the Bad and the Sleazy (1986)
1930's "exploitation" film about the backwoods/backward people of the Ozarks where it is considered acceptable for much older men to marry young adolescent girls. The local school teacher,with the help of her assistant D.A. boyfriend, are trying to have this practice stopped. Anyhow, young Jenny(played by Shirley Mills) is forced to marry much older Jake(played by Warner Richmond). Without giving away the story, Jake blackmails Jenny's mom into letting him wed her daughter.
The way the hillbillies are portrayed in this film is amusing. I got a kick out of the dilapidated old schoolhouse with pigeons on the rafters! Other reviewers have made comments about the nudie skinny dipping scene. There is nothing about it that should trouble anyone. There is a huge difference between pornography and nudity. Yes Shirley Mills was just twelve years old in this movie but there absolutely nothing pornographic in this film. She is simply skinny dipping. It does show her nude going into the water but it is brief and in no way distasteful. The swimming scene alone would not have made this an exploitation film. It is the overall content that makes it so. The idea of old men trying to marry little girls.
The is actually a rather interesting film and the acting although not "Gone With the Wind" material is actually alright. It certainly has a uniqueness about it that keeps the viewer interested in spite of its low budget. This is the only film for most of the actors. Warner Richmond has been in numerous films and Shirley Mills did about a handful of other films including The Grapes of Wrath. I might also add that Angelo Rossitto(the midget) has had a very long career in Hollywood. He has been in movies into the 1980's including Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. He was in Tod Browining's classic Freaks from 1932.
- dav07dan02
- Jun 17, 2005
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- Also known as
- Dust to Dust
- Filming locations
- Columbia, California, USA(skinny dipping)
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- Budget
- $24,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 2 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1