Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
1h 17m
Running Time
June 6, 1931Release Date
Young Donovan's Kid (1931)
1h 17m
Running Time
June 6, 1931Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A crusader tries to keep a dope dealer from corrupting children.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Dix
Jim Donovan
Marion Shilling
Kitty Costello
Jackie Cooper
Midge Murray
Frank Sheridan
Father Dan
Boris Karloff
Cokey Joe
Dick Rush
Burke
Fred Kelsey
Collins
Richard Alexander
Ben Murray
Media.
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This Movie Is About.
judge
prohibition
drug dealer
crusader
gangster
gang leader
priest
big city
police officer
police detective
held at gunpoint
gang member
district attorney
pre-code
catholic church
Wiki.
Young Donovan's Kid is a 1931 American pre-Code melodrama film directed by Fred Niblo, from a screenplay by J. Walter Ruben, based upon the short story, Big Brother, by Rex Beach. It was a remake of a 1923 silent film of the same, produced by Famous Players–Lasky, and directed by Allan Dwan. This version starred Richard Dix, Jackie Cooper (who was on loan to RKO from Hal Roach Studios), and Marion Shilling. The film also featured Boris Karloff in a supporting role as "Cokey Joe".