Crime School (1938)

6.4/10 85 min Crime Drama

Overview

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

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