Reform School (1939)
A LONE WOMAN STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND A LIFE OF CRIME!
58 min
A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes. Restored in 2020 by the Academy Film Archive with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Arts from a 16mm print donated by Giancarlo Esposito and Laurence Fishburne.
- Release date
- April 27, 1939
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Louise Beavers as Mother Barton
- Reginald Fenderson as Freddie Gordon
- Eugene Jackson as Pete
- Freddie Jackson as Eddie
- Eddie Lynn as Joe
- DeForest Covan as Bill
- Bob Simmons as Johnny
- Monte Hawley as Jackson
- Maceo Bruce Sheffield as Mr. Stone
- Edward Thompson as Reform School Official
Crew
- Leo C. Popkin · Director
- Zelda Young · Writer
- Joseph O'Donnell · Writer
- Hazel Jamieson · Writer
- William Hyer · Cinematographer
- Bart M. Rauw · Editor