The first of a series of films from Warner Brothers B picture unit based on Booth
Tarkington's Penrod stories is this item with Billy Mauch, Penrod and Sam. Playing Penrod's parents are Frank Craven and Spring Byington.
Mauch's gang are all tried and true members of the junior G-men club and they
put aside all their usual kid rivalries when publc enemy Craig Reynolds comes
to town, robs the bank and in the process kills young Philip Hurlic's mom.
Sadly young Hurlic's performance conforms to all the racial stereotyping. But
it's still a poignant especially after his mother is killed.
As for the climax Reynolds better hope he gets the chair. All the ribbing he'll take
about those junior G-men.