Crime School

Crime School

85 mins | Drama, Crime | May 10, 1938

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.

Crime School

85 mins | Drama, Crime | May 10, 1938

Crime School
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Crime School
Directors William Clemens, Lewis Seiler
Writers Crane Wilbur, Vincent Sherman

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

as Mark Braden

The Dead End Kids

as Themselves

Gale Page

as Sue Warren

Billy Halop

as Frank 'Frankie' Warren

Bobby Jordan

as Lester 'Squirt' Smith

Huntz Hall

as Richard 'Goofy' Slade

Leo Gorcey

as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins

Bernard Punsly

as George "Fats" Papadopolous

Gabriel Dell

as Timothy "Bugs" Burke

Weldon Heyburn

as Cooper

Cy Kendall

as Morgan

Charles Trowbridge

as Judge Robert E. Clinton

Spencer Charters

as Old Doctor

Donald Briggs

as New Doctor

Frank Jaquet

as Commissioner

Helen MacKellar

as Mrs. Burke

Al Bridge

as Mr. Burke

Sibyl Harris

as Mrs. Hawkins

Paul Porcasi

as Nick Papadopolos

Frank Otto

as Junkie

Edward Gargan

as Officer Hogan

James B. Carson

as Schwartz

Harry Cording

as Jim

Clayton Moore

as Reporter