Age 13 (Part II) (1955)
1955 · Ephemeral film · 15 min · dir. Arthur Swerdloff
- Drama
- Family
Synopsis
The inner life of an "at-risk" teenager, told in an idiosyncratic and often surreal manner. A Sid Davis production, shot in working-class Inglewood, Hollywood and other parts of the Los Angeles basin.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Director
- Arthur Swerdloff
- Writer
- Arthur Swerdloff
- Studio
- Sid Davis Productions
- Released
- 1955-01-01
- Running time
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
- Arthur Swerdloff Director
Michael Keslin
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · There's Sid Davis.. And then there's this. · Spuzz · 2003-10-11
Simply awesome melodrama about a kid who loses his mother and then starts his downward spiral, striking everything in his path down. I am guessing this was the coup de grace for Sid Davis, as this film tries with some really creative cinematography, angles and acting from the lead, who was REALLY quite good. Unfortunately, everything else suffers (but in a good way). The dubbed voices sound like they are coming from 2 people only, the other actors in the cast don't shine as the lead, and there's some rather weird directorial flourishes you wonder if old Sid was tipping his hat to Ed Wood Jr…
★★★★ · "Age !3" an excellent film · ERD · 2006-03-27
Made in 1955. Today, a boy bringing a gun to school and threatening the students would get in more serious legal trouble. Besides that situation, I found the film was well done. The acting, direction, and filming was good. Gaining back a feeling of love certainly is an essential element in growing up to be a normal, happy adult.
