10/05/1938
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.
Humphrey Bogart
as Mark Braden
Gale Page
as Sue Warren
Billy Halop
as Frank 'Frankie' Warren
Bobby Jordan
as Lester 'Squirt' Smith
Huntz Hall
as Richard 'Goofy' Slade
Leo Gorcey
as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
Bernard Punsly
as George "Fats" Papadopolous
Gabriel Dell
as Timothy "Bugs" Burke
George Offerman, Jr.
as Red
Weldon Heyburn
as Cooper
Cy Kendall
as Morgan
Charles Trowbridge
as Judge Robert E. Clinton
Spencer Charters
as Old Doctor
Donald Briggs
as New Doctor
Frank Jaquet
as Commissioner
Helen MacKellar
as Mrs. Burke
Al Bridge
as Mr. Burke
Sibyl Harris
as Mrs. Hawkins
Paul Porcasi
as Nick Papadopolos
Frank Otto
as Junkie
Edward Gargan
as Officer Hogan
James B. Carson
as Schwartz
Clayton Moore
as Reporter
Glen Cavender
as Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
as Nurse (uncredited)
Hal E. Chester
as Boy (uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
as Guard (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
as Reporter (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
as Boiler Room Supervisor (uncredited)
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