Name Unknown (1951)
1951 · Ephemeral film · 10 min · dir. Sid Davis
- Crime
- Drama
- Short
Synopsis
A Juvenile Court judge relates to Edie--a young girl who is appearing before him because she ran away from home with a boy who promised to marry her--the things that happen to teenagers who don't listen to their parents or other authority figures. He shows her cases where young girls have been assaulted, raped and murdered because their parents were too permissive and let them have jobs outside the home, or the girls were too defiant and thought they were "too sophisticated" for their own good.…
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sid Davis
- Released
- 1951-01-01
- Running time
- 10 minutes
Cast & crew
- Sid Davis Director
- William B. McKesson
- Sid Davis
Stuart Whitman
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Who's going to a detention home? · ElrodArcher · 2017-05-12
I LOVED the story about Edie Adams. She gets abducted by some guy, found "unconscious" in the hills, and SHE'S the one going to a detention home for three months. Um, why? Because she was "bad?" Should we try to find the guy who abducted her, and maybe send him somewhere appropriate? Eh, boys will be boys. Recommended.
★★★★ · Go ahead, Laugh! · Spuzz · 2016-02-06
Judge Mckesson, the amazing star of 'The Terrible Truth' is back at it again in the highly strange 'Name Unknown' where he explores cases of loose teenage women! In all of these, their fates are quite obvious, based on the scum they choose to pick up rides with. (If only their friends would have gotten the license plate!!) Again, Mckesson talks onscreen differently then the narration, which is highly strange. And the best moment of the film comes when you think Mckesson is surprising a couple making out in a car, then he draws a gun! (you then realize it's NOT him LOL) Reccomended!
