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Police club for boys

Canada, 1954
film

In 1943 Montreal had 4000 juvenile delinquency cases; in 1948 it had 1800. The Police Juvenile Boys’ Club, started by Captain-Detective Ovila Pelletier,..

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Boys will be men

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Station 10

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Our Policemen

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The Children of the city

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Three steps to start

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Youth club

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Boy with a knife

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Take your choice

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School's out

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Through a blue lens

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Crossroads of life

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Whistling Smith

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Glass houses

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Ride like a champion

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Listen to me

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Children on trial

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Know your children

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