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Reform School (1939)

Reform School poster
Directed by
Leo C. Popkin
Genre
comedy drama, race film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man is sent to a reform school after getting into trouble. The film focuses on his experiences there and efforts to turn his life around.

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What happens

Reform School is a 1939 Million Dollar Productions American film produced by Harry M. Popkin, directed by Leo C. Popkin, written by Joseph O'Donnell and Hazel Jamieson and starring Louise Beavers. In 1944, the film was rereleased as Prison Bait. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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