movies Boywitha1956 2002-07-16 00:00:00 Dudley Pictures Corp. Jerry, an "at-risk" young man, uses his knife as an "equalizer" to solve his frustrations stemming from his unhappy home, which is dominated by his stepmother. A group worker reaches Jerry and helps him to transcend his anger. Director: Laslo Benedek. Narrator: Richard Widmark. With Chuck Connors. 1956 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/ B&W Sd prelinger 2002-07-16 00:00:00 Los Angeles Community Chest (United Way) 0 19:15 SHOWS HOW A GROUP WORKER REACHES A GANG OF BOYS WHO HAVE EMOTIONAL CONFLICTS. TELLS STORY OF JERRY, WHO DEPENDS UPON HIS KNIFE AS AN EQUALIZER TO SOLVE HIS FRUSTRATIONS. PICTURES JERRY IN UNHAPPY HOME DOMINATED BY HIS STEPMOTHER. HAPPY ENDING. Ken Smith sez: Even though this film is narrated by Richard Widmark and stars Chuck Connors (as "Bud Williams," the social worker), it's too much of a melodrama to be entertaining. Teenaged brat "Jerry" and his gang of irritating delinquents are the focus of Chuck's efforts, but this maddeningly liberal film (sponsored by Chicago community fund organizations) blames everybody but the boys for their "dangerous, seething hostility." Don't miss the dramatic finale, where Jerry disembowels his mother's sofa cushions with his switchblade. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CRIME KNIVES GROUPS BOYS STEPMOTHERS FAMILIES FRUSTRATION EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS CONFLICTS CONNORS, CHUCK ACTORS ADOLESCENTS SOCIAL WORK TEENAGERS HOMES HOUSES BEHAVIOR Danger Lurks Safety <BR> 2005-01-13 09:36:44 United States 1 0 Juvenile delinquency;Teenagers;Psychology 198 MovingImage 1956 19039