Crime School

Crime School

They'll steal your heart again as they turn against the system that tries to make them killers!

1938 · 85 min · ★ 6.4 · Crime, Drama

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.

Directed by Lewis Seiler · Written by Crane Wilbur

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Humphrey Bogart Mark Braden
Gale Page Sue Warren
Billy Halop Frank 'Frankie' Warren
Bobby Jordan Lester 'Squirt' Smith
Huntz Hall Richard 'Goofy' Slade
Leo Gorcey Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
Bernard Punsly George "Fats" Papadopolous
Gabriel Dell Timothy "Bugs" Burke
George Offerman, Jr. Red
Weldon Heyburn Cooper
Cy Kendall Morgan
Charles Trowbridge Judge Robert E. Clinton

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