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Reform School
“A LONE WOMAN STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND A LIFE OF CRIME!”
8.0 / 10• 1939• 1h 22m•NR• English
ActionCrimeDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Louise Beavers
Mother Barton
LeadRF
Reginald Fenderson
Freddie Gordon
MH
Monte Hawley
Jackson
Eugene Jackson
Pete
FJ
Freddie Jackson
Eddie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leo C. Popkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Reform School is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
