Reform School

Name: Reform School
Genre: Drama
Released: 1939-04-27
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Louise Beavers, Reginald Fenderson, Eugene Jackson

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

YOUR RATING

Louise Beavers, DeForest Covan, Reginald Fenderson, Eugene Jackson, Freddie Jackson, Bob Simmons, and Eddie Lynn in Reform School (1939)

Drama

A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes.A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes.A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Once considered a "lost" film, it premiered on Turner Classic Movies on 5 October 2022.

Goofs
A moving shadow of the boom microphone is visible on Joe as the guys are shown working on a car.

Quotes
Mother Barton: Discipline should be tempered with justice and understanding.

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Review

Featured review

7/10

True & False

This is a well-meaning and impressive low-budget film of historical importance. The first half shows the deplorable state of the penal system in the United States in the 1930s. Then the second half of the movie tries to show how conditions could be improved. But the sad thing about watching the film today is that the first half is TRUE. It was true in 1939 and it's still true now, in 2022. (If anything, they downplayed how awful things really were, and are.) The second half, however, is FALSE. No significant reforms were ever made. The system is just as bad today as it was then, or even worse. :(