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Boys' Reformatory (1939)

Boys' Reformatory poster
Directed by
Howard Bretherton
Genre
drama film, prison film, crime film, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A troubled teen is sent to a reformatory. He struggles with harsh rules and bad influences while trying to find a way out.

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What happens

Boys' Reformatory is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe based on a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S. Hall. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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