Reformatory
BLASTING THE LID OFF AMERICA'S REFORM SCHOOLS !
NR 1938 · 61 min · ★ 6.5 · Crime
A new inmate at a juvenile reformatory tries to organize a mass breakout.
Directed by Lewis D. Collins · Written by Gordon Rigby
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Jack Holt Robert Dean -
Bobby Jordan Pinkey Leonard -
Charlotte Wynters Adele Webster -
Grant Mitchell Arnold Frayne -
Tommy Bupp Fibber Regan -
Frankie Darro Louie Miller -
Ward Bond Mac Grady -
Sheila Bromley Mrs. Regan -
Vernon Dent Cook Howard -
Greta Granstedt Millie -
Paul Everton Gov. Spaulding -
Lloyd Ingraham Doctor Blakely
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