Boys' Reformatory (1939)
A tough street kid takes the rap for a burglary committed by the son of his foster family and is sent to a boys reformatory, where the inmates are under the thumb of corrupt guards and a brutal prison doctor.
- Date of release
- 1939-05-01
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Howard Bretherton
Casting
- Frankie Darro — Tommy Ryan
- Grant Withers — Dr. Owens
- Lillian Elliott — Mrs. O'Meara
- Ben Welden — Mike Hearn
- David Durand — Knuckles Malone
- Frank Coghlan Jr. — Eddie O'Meara
- Pat Flaherty — Mr. Barnes
- George Offerman, Jr. — Joie
- William P. Carleton — Judge Robert H. Scott
- John St. Polis — Superintendent Keene
- Warren McCollum — Spike
- Al Hill Jr. — Pete
Interesting facts
Boys' Reformatory is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe based on a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S. Hall.
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