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Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner as a political favor, arrives complete with hip flask and blonde. Gargan falls for activist nurse Dorothy and, inspired by her, takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. But Thompson, to conceal his years of graft, needs a quick way to discredit Gargan... Written by Rod Crawford

Genres: Crime, Drama

Starring: James Cagney, Madge Evans, Frankie Darro

Released: June 24, 1933

Runtime: 90.0

Popularity Rating: 0.873

Warner Bros.

United States of America

Richard 'Patsy' Gargan James Cagney
Dorothy Griffith Madge Evans
James 'Jimmie' Smith Frankie Darro
Thompson Dudley Digges
Judge Gilbert Arthur Byron
Mike Allen Jenkins
Smoke (as Farina) Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Izzy Sidney Miller
Blonde with Mike Sheila Terry
Fred Smith Robert Barrat
Joe Harold Huber
Mrs. Smith Dorothy Peterson
Brandon (as George Pat Collins) G. Pat Collins
Louis Johnson Edwin Maxwell
Hopkins John Marston
Mr. Walter William V. Mong
Butch Mickey Bennett
Mr. Gorman Hobart Cavanaugh
Mr. Carmonotti George Humbert
Johnny Stone Raymond Borzage
Charlie (as George Offerman) George Offerman Jr.
Tommy (as Charles Cane) Charles E. Cane
Boy (uncredited) Beaudine Anderson
Sam (uncredited) James Donlan
Joe's Henchman (uncredited) Sam Finn
Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited) Ben Hendricks Jr.
Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited) Gladden James
Bill (uncredited) Wilfred Lucas
Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited) Wallace MacDonald
Johnston's Assistant (uncredited) Larry McGrath
Boy Prosecutor (uncredited) Jack McHugh
Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited) Bert Moorhouse
Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited) Adrian Morris
Cop in Court (uncredited) Frank O'Connor
Guard in School Armory (uncredited) Henry Otho
Collector (uncredited) Bob Perry
Hollis (uncredited) Hector Sarno
Boy Judge (uncredited) Andy Shuford
Mr. Horowitz (uncredited) William H. Strauss
Collector (uncredited) Charles Sullivan
Sheriff (uncredited) Ben Taggart
Mr. Hemingway (uncredited) Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Guard (uncredited) Sailor Vincent
Joe's Henchman (uncredited) Huey White
Wilson (uncredited) Charles C. Wilson
Joe's Henchman (uncredited) Harry Leon Wilson
Mrs. Burns (uncredited) Dorothea Wolbert

Art — Art Direction: Esdras Hartley
Camera — Director of Photography: Barney McGill
Camera — Director of Photography: Merritt B. Gerstad
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Orry-Kelly
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Perc Westmore
Directing — Assistant Director: Frank Shaw
Directing — Director: Archie Mayo
Directing — Director: Michael Curtiz
Editing — Editor: Jack Killifer
Production — Producer: Edward Chodorov
Production — Producer: Lucien Hubbard
Writing — Screenplay: Edward Chodorov
Writing — Story: Islin Auster