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Hell's Kitchen

1939 · 81 min

A earnest social drama with tough kids, corrupt authority, and a stirring call for justice, mixing grit with sentiment.

Genres
Drama
Tagline
WE'RE FIGHTIN' THE WHOLE WORLD... AND WE'RE TRYIN' TO FIGHT CLEAN!
Overview
A paroled convict's efforts to improve conditions at a boys' reform school alarm the school's corrupt warden, who has been embezzling funds from the institution. He hatches a plan to derail the reformed convict's efforts and have him sent back to prison, and part of that scheme involves cracking down hard on the reform school's inmates.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • found family
  • redemption
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
E.A. Dupont, Lewis Seiler
Written by
Crane Wilbur, Fred Niblo Jr.
Starring
Margaret Lindsay, Ronald Reagan, Stanley Fields, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell
Cinematography
Charles Rosher
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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