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Boy Slaves
Boy Slaves Plot
Runaway boy Jesse Thompson, hoping to earn enough
money to support his mother, follows a gang of other
boys. After an infraction gets them all in trouble, they are
forced to work in a fenced and guarded turpentine camp,
climbing and tapping trees. They are free to leave only
if they can first pay off bills they ran up at the compa-
ny store (peonage). Trapped in a state of de facto slavery,
they decide to strike for better food after one boy gets
dizzy from hunger and falls from a tree, resulting in the
amputation of his arm. When their protest fails, the boys
Directed by P.J. Wolfson decide to write a letter about the conditions of their de-
tention to the U.S. President’s wife, but it is intercepted.
Produced by Pandro S. Berman The boys believe one of their number is a "snitch", but
Written by Albert Bein (story) later discover differently.
Starring Anne Shirley
Cinematography J. Roy Hunt
Cast
• Anne Shirley - Annie
Editing by Desmond Marquette
• Roger Daniel - Jesse Thompson
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures • James McCallion - Tim
• Walter Ward - Miser
Release date(s) February 2, 1939
• Charles Powers - Lollie
Running time 72 minutes • Johnny Fitzgerald - Knuckles
Country • Frank Malo - Tommy
United States
• Paul White - Atlas
Language English • Walter Tetley - Pee Wee
• Charles Lane - Albee
Boy Slaves is a 1939 drama film starring Anne Shirley. The
film was directed by P.J. Wolfson and based upon an Al-
bert Bein story. Boy Slaves is an exposé of child labor.
External links
• Boy Slaves at the Internet Movie Database
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boy_Slaves&oldid=461205110"
Categories:
• 1939 films
• American films
• Black-and-white films
• RKO Pictures films
• 1930s drama films
• 1930s drama film stubs
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