Movie
Reform School
1939 · 82 min
A somber, earnest social drama that unfolds with patient resolve, carrying a quiet weight as it pits compassion against institutional cruelty.
- Directed by
- Leo C. Popkin
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Louise Beavers, Reginald Fenderson, Monte Hawley
- Tagline
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest, melancholic, tense and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Justice, corruption, power, redemption
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Leo C. Popkin
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Louise Beavers, Reginald Fenderson, Monte Hawley
