Contents. Plot A junkman (Frank Otto) does business with the: Frankie , Squirt , Spike , Goofy , Fats , and Bugs. When the boys ask for a $20 payoff, 'Junkie' says 'Five is all you'll get. Now take it and get out of here.' In a rage, Spike strikes the man in the back of the head with a hard object, and the junkman falls to the floor and doesn't move. When Judge Clinton cannot convince the boys to divulge which one struck the damaging blow, they are all sent to reform school. The harsh warden of the reformatory, Morgan , inflicts discipline at the school and flogs Frankie after he tries to escape.

The superintendent of the state reformatories, Mark Braden , visits the school and finds evidence of Morgan's subtle cruelty, as in feeding his new inmates poor-quality food. He then visits Frankie in the hospital ward, finding him untreated and the doctor inebriated. As a way of starting over, he fires the doctor, Morgan, and four ex-convict guards, while retaining the head guard, Cooper. Braden takes charge of the reformatory himself and wins over the boys' cooperation by considerate treatment, while romancing Frankie's sister, Sue Warren. Meanwhile, Cooper is afraid that Braden will learn of Morgan's embezzlement of the food budget, which would implicate him as well. He learns that Spike is the one who dealt the blow to the junkman and blackmails him.

He gets him to tell Frankie that Braden's generous treatment is due to his sister's acceptance of Braden's attentions. Although untrue, it causes the kids to escape from the school in Cooper's car with his gun. They go to Sue's apartment, and Frankie climbs the fire escape with the gun to confront Braden, but Sue and Braden dispel Frankie's suspicions. Meanwhile, Cooper 'discovers' that the kids have escaped, and Morgan calls the press to discredit Braden and get him fired. But, Braden drives the boys back to the reformatory and gets them into their beds, before the Commissioner (Frank Jaquet), alerted by Morgan, arrives for an inspection with the police in tow.

Their plot foiled and their fraud uncovered, Morgan and Cooper are arrested. The boys are subsequently paroled into the care of their parents. Background. As this was a film and not a ' film like, they advertised the kids as 'The Crime School Kids' in this film, and their next,. However, the name did not catch on and they remained 'The Dead End Kids'. Before the film was released, Halop, Dell, Hall, and Punsly were released from their contracts by Warner Brothers and they went on to make a film at,.

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The success of this film caused Warner to reconsider and they were rehired at a substantial raise. The Dead End Kids received top billing over Humphrey Bogart for Crime School, with their typeface also larger than Bogart's in posters and advertising. Cast The Dead End Kids. as Frankie Warren. as Lester 'Squirt' Smith.

as Richard 'Goofy' Slade. as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins. as George 'Fats' Papadopolos. as Timothy 'Bugs' Burke Additional cast. as Deputy Commissioner Mark Braden. as Sue Warren. George Offerman, Jr.

As Red. as Cooper. as Morgan. as Judge Clinton.

as Old Doctor. as New Doctor.

Frank Jaquet as Commissioner. Helen MacKellar as Mrs. Burke. as Mr. Burke. Sibyl Harris as Mrs.

Hawkins. as Nick Papadopolos. Frank Otto as Junkie.

as Officer Hogan. James B. Carson as Schwartz. as Boy Home media Warner Archives released the film on made to order DVD in the United States on August 4, 2009. References.

Want to watch ' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Lewis Seiler-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you. Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Crime School' on each platform. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Crime School' right now, here are some details about the Warner Brothers/Seven Arts drama flick. Released 1938, 'Crime School' stars The Dead End Kids, George Offerman Jr. The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a score of (out of 100) on Metacritic, which assembled reviews from well-known critics.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case. Here's the plot: 'In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang (The Dead End Kids) who one day knock him out in a fight.

In court, the boys refuse to reveal who struck the knockout blow, and all are subsequently sentenced to a reformatory, cruelly run by two corrupt guards. New deputy commissioner Mark Braden (Humphrey Bogart) arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister (Gale Page), Mark's reform plans - and Frankie's future - may be sabotaged from within.'

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