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** Secondly, Russ Tamblyn's revelation that Bobby Driscoll Creator/BobbyDriscoll (who played Tommy), Tommy) really was horribly physically abused by his parents.
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*HarsherInHindsight: The cab scene for two reasons. Tommy calls to a cop for help, but the Kellerson's convince him they're his parents and are going to give him a beating. Which the cop then taunts Tommy over, ignoring his cries for help.
**For one thing, it illustrates how normalized child abuse was back then, that a cop would think a child ridiculous to try and get help to avoid a beating.
**Secondly, Russ Tamblyn's revelation that Bobby Driscoll (who played Tommy), really was horribly physically abused by his parents.
**For one thing, it illustrates how normalized child abuse was back then, that a cop would think a child ridiculous to try and get help to avoid a beating.
**Secondly, Russ Tamblyn's revelation that Bobby Driscoll (who played Tommy), really was horribly physically abused by his parents.
