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Reform School is a 1939 Million Dollar Productions American film produced by Harry M. Popkin, directed by Leo C. Popkin, written by Joseph O'Donnell and Hazel Jamieson and starring Louise Beavers. In 1944, the film was rereleased as Prison Bait.
Reform School: Directed by Leo C. Popkin. With Louise Beavers, Reginald Fenderson, Eugene Jackson, Freddie Jackson. A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes.
- (86)
- Drama
- Leo C. Popkin
- 1939-04-27
In Harlem, parole violator Freddie Gordon, who is unsuccessful at finding a job because of his reform school record, turns instead to crime. After robbing a gas station, Freddie is caught by the police and sent back to reform school, where he becomes a victim of the brutal superintendent, Mr. Stone, and his corrupt guard, Jackson.
42. 1K views 1 year ago. A landmark year in cinema history, 1939 saw the release of mainstream classics such as CASABLANCA, WIZARD OF OZ, and MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. Curators Rhea Combs and...
- 4 min
- 1053
- Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Directed by Leo C. Popkin. Synopsis. A LONE WOMAN STOOD BETWEEN THEM AND A LIFE OF CRIME! A female warden takes over at a state reform school and attempts to bring about needed changes.
- Leo C. Popkin
- Million Dollar Productions
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. 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.
