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.
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Mark Braden
Gale Page
Sue Warren
Billy Halop
Frank 'Frankie' Warren
Bobby Jordan
Lester 'Squirt' Smith
Huntz Hall
Richard 'Goofy' Slade
Leo Gorcey
Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
Bernard Punsly
George "Fats" Papadopolous
Gabriel Dell
Timothy "Bugs" Burke
George Offerman, Jr.
Red
Weldon Heyburn
Cooper
Cy Kendall
Morgan
Charles Trowbridge
Judge Robert E. Clinton
Spencer Charters
Old Doctor
Donald Briggs
New Doctor
Frank Jaquet
Commissioner
Helen MacKellar
Mrs. Burke
Al Bridge
Mr. Burke
Sibyl Harris
Mrs. Hawkins
Paul Porcasi
Nick Papadopolos
Frank Otto
Junkie
Edward Gargan
Officer Hogan
James B. Carson
Schwartz
Clayton Moore
Reporter
Glen Cavender
Policeman Outside Judge Clinton's Office (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
Nurse (uncredited)
Hal E. Chester
Boy (uncredited)
Harry Cording
Jim - the Second Guard (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Guard (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Reporter (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood
Boiler Room Supervisor (uncredited)
Crew
Lewis Seiler
Director
William Clemens
Director
Crane Wilbur
Screenplay, Story
Vincent Sherman
Screenplay, Dialogue Coach
Terry O. Morse
Editor
Arthur L. Todd
Director of Photography
Fred Tyler
Assistant Director
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Bryan Foy
Associate Producer
N'was McKenzie
Costume Design
Francis J. Scheid
Sound
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Lee Hugunin
Unit Manager
Charles Novi
Art Direction
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
George Parrish
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