Dear Brat (1951)
Overview
Mirian Wilkins, the teenage daughter of Senator Wilkins, starts a Society for the Rehabilitation of Criminals and, without the approval or knowledge of her father, elects him to the position of honorary president. When the family's new gardener, Baxter, turns out to be a notorious ex-convict who was sentenced to prison by Senator Wilkins when he was a judge, Wilkins considers firing him until his daughter points out that would be an unwise decision considering the position her father held on society.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.954 |
Directed By
William A. Seiter
Crew
William A. Seiter
Devery Freeman
Hal Pereira
John F. Seitz
Alma Macrorie
Henry Bumstead
Mel Epstein
Van Cleave
Sam Comer
Ray Moyer
Edith Head
TOP CAST
Mona Freeman
Miriam Wilkins
Billy De Wolfe
Albert
Edward Arnold
Senator Wilkins
Lyle Bettger
Baxter
Mary Philips
Edie Wilkins
Natalie Wood
Pauline Baxter
William Reynolds
Robbie Clark (as William Regnolds)
Frank Cady
Parole Officer Creavy
Lillian Randolph
Dora
Irene Winston
Mrs. Baxter
Patty Lou Arden
Clara
Mary Field
Criminal Records Clerk (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy
Miss Pratt (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Laura Millikan, reporter (uncredited)
Tor Johnson
The new gardener (uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Neighbor (uncredited)
Katherine Warren
Mrs. Clark (uncredited)
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