Probation (1932)

Janet Holman is suspicious of her fiancé Allen Wells after he kisses her best friend Gwen when the lights are turned out during a party Allen leaves early purportedly for business reasons but in reality he is going to visit his secret girl friend seventeenyearold Ruth Jarrett When Ruths neighbor and landlady Mrs Humphries overhears her talking to Allen on the phone she becomes morally outraged and calls the police Ruth is taken away to juvenile hall and when Ruths older brother Nick comes home to celebrate Ruths birthday Mrs Humphries explains that Ruth has been seeing an older wealthy man who has been leading her astray and that she sent her away for her own good Nick is saddened that he has failed to keep Ruth on the right track and when he returns to his apartment he becomes enraged to see Allen there When Allen claims ignorance of Ruths age Nick hits him and they engage in a brawl