May 4, 2015

Boys with guns will be boys with guns

By C.E. Ryan

Candid circa 1920. Private Collection.

Candid circa 1920. Private Collection.

Teen boys posing as robbers over the wall with real guns. The element of surprise is in their favor!

This entry was posted on Monday, May 4th, 2015 at 10:05 am and tagged with 1920s, gun, prank and posted in Bad Boys, Others, Teens. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

3 responses to “Boys with guns will be boys with guns”

summertime75
May 4th, 2015 at 10:27 am

Looks like the forerunner to “Angels with dirty faces” Great picture, love the fun element

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  May 4th, 2015 at 10:58 am
  
  I had to google that! Looks like an oldie I’d enjoy watching!
  
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  - summertime75
    May 4th, 2015 at 11:17 am
    
    Great film, but unlike James Cagney so in biased 😉
    
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