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Crime School (1938) [N/A]

Featuring:
Humphrey Bogart, The Dead End Kids, Gale Page

Written by:
Crane Wilbur
Vincent Sherman

Directed by:
Lewis Seiler, William Clemens


Release Date:
May 10, 1938

Original Title:
Crime School

Genres:
Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 85

They'll steal your heart again as they turn against the system that tries to make them killers!

Overview from TheMovieDB

In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang who one day knock him out in a fight. In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.

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Overview from Open Movies

Deputy Commissioner of Correction Mark Braden finds a reform school in terrible condition and assumes control himself. He wins the boy's cooperation by being fair and falls in love with gang leader Frankie's sister Sue. This aides disgruntled employees in challenging Braden.

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Crime School (1938) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.5/10

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Production

Art Direction:
Charles Novi

Assistant Director:
Fred Tyler

Associate Producer:
Bryan Foy

Costume Design:
N'was McKenzie

Dialogue Coach:
Vincent Sherman

Director:
Lewis Seiler
William Clemens

Director of Photography:
Arthur L. Todd

Editor:
Terry O. Morse

Executive Producer:
Hal B. Wallis
Jack L. Warner

Music Director:
Leo F. Forbstein

Orchestrator:
Hugo Friedhofer
George Parrish

Original Music Composer:
Max Steiner

Screenplay:
Crane Wilbur
Vincent Sherman

Sound:
Francis J. Scheid

Story:
Crane Wilbur

Unit Manager:
Lee Hugunin

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