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.
Movie: Boys' Reformatory
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tommy Ryan
Dr. Owens
Mrs. O'Meara
Mike Hearn
Knuckles Malone
Eddie O'Meara
Mr. Barnes
Joie
Judge Robert H. Scott
Superintendent Keene
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