Reformatory

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Reformatory

"BLASTING THE LID OFF AMERICA'S REFORM SCHOOLS !"

1938

1h 1m

6.0(1 votes)

Crime

Overview

A new inmate at a juvenile reformatory tries to organize a mass breakout.

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13 members

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Jack Holt

Robert Dean

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Bobby Jordan

Pinkey Leonard

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Charlotte Wynters

Adele Webster

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Grant Mitchell

Arnold Frayne

Acting

Tommy Bupp

Fibber Regan

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Frankie Darro

Louie Miller

Acting

Ward Bond

Mac Grady

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Sheila Bromley

Mrs. Regan

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Vernon Dent

Cook Howard

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Greta Granstedt

Millie

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Paul Everton

Gov. Spaulding

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Lloyd Ingraham

Doctor Blakely

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Joe Caits

Jim Leonard

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