Gangster's Boy (1938)

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A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.
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Nov 16, 1938
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A popular high school valedictorian and star athlete becomes a pariah when it's discovered that his father is a former bootlegger.

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