Drama · United States of America · 1936 · 1h 13m

Too Many Parents

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Director
Robert F. McGowan
Cast
Frances Farmer as Sally Colman Lester Matthews as Mark Stewart Porter Hall as Mrs. Saunders Henry Travers as Wilkins Billy Lee as Billy Miller George Ernest as Phillip Stewart
Crew
Edward Dmytryk — Editor Doris Malloy — Screenplay Virginia Van Upp — Screenplay A.M. Botsford — Producer
Synopsis

Boys are sent to military school in order to get them out of the way of their too-busy-to-bother parents or guardians. Lonely young Philip Stewart writes himself letters his father should be writing. When his hoax is discovered, Philip attempts suicide.

Mood & Themes
parent child relationship
Key Collaborators
Robert F. McGowan Director Edward Dmytryk Editor Doris Malloy Screenplay Virginia Van Upp Screenplay A.M. Botsford Producer
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