Reform School (1939)
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.
Director:
Leo C. Popkin
Writers:
Hazel Jamieson, Joseph O'Donnell.
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Louise Beavers as Mother Barton |
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Reginald Fenderson as Freddie Gordon |
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Monte Hawley as Jackson |
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Eugene Jackson as Pete |
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Freddie Jackson as Eddie |
| Writing | Hazel Jamieson | Story |
| Writing | Hazel Jamieson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph O'Donnell | Story |
| Writing | Joseph O'Donnell | Screenplay |
| Crew | Zelda Young | Additional Dialogue |
| Directing | Leo C. Popkin | Director |