The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Crane WilburScreenplay
- Lewis SeilerDirector
- Vincent ShermanScreenplay
- William ClemensDirector
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Humphrey BogartMark Braden
- Gale PageSue Warren
- Billy HalopFrank 'Frankie' Warren
- Bobby JordanLester 'Squirt' Smith
- Huntz HallRichard 'Goofy' Slade
- Leo GorceyCharles 'Spike' Hawkins
- Bernard PunslyGeorge "Fats" Papadopolous
- Gabriel DellTimothy "Bugs" Burke
- George Offerman, Jr.Red
- Weldon HeyburnCooper
- Cy KendallMorgan
- Charles TrowbridgeJudge Robert E. Clinton
Stills
Themes
remakedead end kidsinner cityreform schooljuvenile crimejuvenile detention centerjuvenile hall