Top Billed Cast
Bette Davis
Peggy Gardner
Pat O’Brien
Matt Kelly
Junior Durkin
James "Jimmy" Mason
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Shorty
Emma Dunn
Emma Clark
Charley Grapewin
Henry Clark
Morgan Wallace
Frank Gebhardt
Hooper Atchley
Captain of the Guard
Wallis Clark
Judge Robinson
James A. Marcus
Charles Thompson
Mary Alden
Lucy Mason
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 08 2023
Despite the fact that Bette Davis takes top billing here, she rarely features in this rather effective tale of a young boy "Jimmy" (Junior Durkin), who does the right thing and ends up taking the rap for bootlegger "Kelly" (Pat O'Brien). His integrity now sees him in Reform School for three years. There he befriends "Shorty" (Frank Coghlan Jr.) and together we experience the hardships faced by these young men as they are essentially incarcerated, used and forgotten about. Meantime, newspaper man "Gebhardt" (Morgan Wallace) is set on exposing the truth about this place and improving the standard...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
- bootlegger
- pre-code