DANGEROUS YOUTH is a typical kind of 'juvenile delinquent' movie of the late '50s, starring real-life pop sensation Frankie Vaughan. He plays one of a gang of tearaways who gets enlisted into the army, only for misfortune to arise through training accidents and rivalry in the barracks. The latter part of the movie features George Baker leading the hunt for an AWOL Vaughan as he flees through the streets with the authorities in pursuit. The cast is very strong here, with good roles for the likes of Kenneth Cope and Michael Ripper, but the story is overly familiar and only mildly diverting. The version I saw was truncated and appeared to be missing a reel at one point.
Review of Dangerous Youth
