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Hell's House( 1932)

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EXPOSED! The Grim Joke of Justice!

Overview

A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bette Davis

      Peggy Gardner

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      Pat O’Brien

      Matt Kelly

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      Junior Durkin

      James "Jimmy" Mason

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      Frank Coghlan Jr.

      Shorty

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      Emma Dunn

      Emma Clark

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      Charley Grapewin

      Henry Clark

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      Morgan Wallace

      Frank Gebhardt

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      Hooper Atchley

      Captain of the Guard

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      Wallis Clark

      Judge Robinson

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      James A. Marcus

      Charles Thompson

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      Mary Alden

      Lucy Mason

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 08 2023
    Despite the fact that Bette Davis takes top billing here, she rarely features in this rather effective tale of a young boy "Jimmy" (Junior Durkin), who does the right thing and ends up taking the rap for bootlegger "Kelly" (Pat O'Brien). His integrity now sees him in Reform School for three years. There he befriends "Shorty" (Frank Coghlan Jr.) and together we experience the hardships faced by these young men as they are essentially incarcerated, used and forgotten about. Meantime, newspaper man "Gebhardt" (Morgan Wallace) is set on exposing the truth about this place and improving the standard...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • bootlegger
    • pre-code