- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1949-02-22
- Director: Kurt Neumann
- Writers: Robert Hardy Andrews , Karl Kamb , Paul Short
- Language: English
- Stars: Audie Murphy , Lloyd Nolan , Jane Wyatt (I) (1910–2006) , James Gleason (I) (1882–1959) , Stanley Clements , Martha Vickers , Rhys Williams , Selena Royle , Jimmy Lydon , Dickie Moore
- Runtime: 86 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Bad Boy (United Kingdom) , Garçons en cage (France, French Republic) , Gefängnis ohne Gitter (Austria) , El malhechor (Mexico) , Caminho da Perdição (Brazil) , El malhechor (Chile) , Bad Boy , Vihan lapsi (Finland) , Bad Boy (United States of America) , Gioventù spavalda (Italy) , Ligisten (Sweden) , Gefängnis ohne Gitter , I koinonia, o megalos enohos (Greece) , The Story of Danny Lester , 与太者時代 (Japan)
- Plot: THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS SPOILERS! Danny is a juvenile delinquent sentenced to Variety Club Ranch in lieu of jail. He charms the headmistress and goads everyone else. The marshal sets out to find source of Danny's rage, and learns he mistakenly believes he is responsible for his mother's death. After a final crime spree and escape attempt, Danny learns he's not to blame. Court return him to Ranch on the marshal's conviction that he's redeemed from life of crime. Danny goes on to graduate from Texas A&M's ROTC program.
- IMDB:tt0041144
Bad Boy Cast · · · ALL
Kurt Neumann
Director
Audie Murphy
Danny Lester
Lloyd Nolan
Marshall Brown
Jane Wyatt
(I)
(1910–2006)
Mrs. Maud Brown
James Gleason
(I)
(1882–1959)
Chief
Stanley Clements
Bitsy Johnson
Martha Vickers
Lila Strawn
Rhys Williams
Arnold Strawn
Selena Royle
Judge Florence Prentiss
Jimmy Lydon
Ted Hendry (as James Lydon)
Dickie Moore
Charlie
Tommy Cook
Floyd
William F. Leicester
Joe Shields (as William Lester)
Barbara Wooddell
Danny's Mother
Francis Pierlot
Mr. Pardee
Charles Trowbridge
Dr. Fletcher
Bill Walker
Ollie, the Ranch Cook
Ray Teal
Policeman Bob