Directed by:
Howard BrethertonCinematography:
Harry NeumannComposer:
Edward J. KayCast:
Frankie Darro, Grant Withers, Frank Coghlan Jr., David Durand, Ben Welden, Pat Flaherty, Lynton Brent, Tempe Pigott, Lee Phelps, William P. Carleton (more)Plots(1)
Boys' Reformatory, a film about juvenile delinquency, features Frankie Darro as lead character Tommy, an orphaned teen who takes the rap for his foster brother Eddie's (Frank Coghlan Jr.) crime in order to spare his foster mother's feelings. Tommy's punishment is to do time in a gloomy reformatory for boys, where he makes friends with the institution's physician, Dr. Owens (Grant Withers). Owens, a staunch advocate for better conditions in youth detention centers, assists Tommy in getting a brief reprieve from reform school. With this time off, Tommy takes to the streets to hunt down the crooks responsible for introducing Eddie to a life of crime. (Echo Bridge Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Frankie Darro
USA
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Grant Withers
USA
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Frank Coghlan Jr.
USA
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David Durand
USA
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Ben Welden
USA
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Pat Flaherty
USA
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Lynton Brent
USA
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Tempe Pigott
UK
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Lee Phelps
USA
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William P. Carleton
UK
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Dick Dickinson
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George Offerman Jr.
USA
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Jack McHugh
USA
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Kathryn Sheldon
USA
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