Boys' Reformatory (1939)
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Directors
Howard Bretherton
Cast
Ben Welden, David Durand, Frank Coghlan, Jr., Frankie Darro, Grant Withers, Lillian Elliott
The story
Seventeen-year-old Tommy Ryan lives with Mrs. O‘Meara, a seamstress, and her teenage son Eddie. Tommy’s exact status is unclear; Mrs.
Genres
crime film, drama film, prison film, teen film
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