Reform School

Nan
1h 22m
1939
0 /10 (1)

A LONE WOMAN STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND A LIFE OF CRIME!

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1939-04-27

Top Billed Cast

Louise Beavers

Mother Barton

Reginald Fenderson

Freddie Gordon

Monte Hawley

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Eugene Jackson

Pete

Freddie Jackson

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