Released:
1933-06-24

Overview:
Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.

Director:
Archie Mayo

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  James Cagney
  as
  Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
• 
  Madge Evans
  as
  Dorothy Griffith
• 
  Frankie Darro
  as
  James 'Jimmie' Smith
• 
  Dudley Digges
  as
  Thompson
• 
  Arthur Byron
  as
  Judge H.J. Gilbert