In the slums, teenager Frankie Warren hangs out with a rowdy gang 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 arrives determined to change things, but despite the help of Frankie's sister, Mark's reform plans -- and Frankie's future -- may be sabotaged from within.
Humphrey Bogart
as Mark Braden
The Dead End Kids
as Themselves
Gale Page
as Sue Warren
Billy Halop
as Frank 'Frankie' Warren
Bobby Jordan
as Lester 'Squirt' Smith
Huntz Hall
as Richard 'Goofy' Slade
Leo Gorcey
as Charles 'Spike' Hawkins
Bernard Punsly
as George "Fats" Papadopolous
Gabriel Dell
as Timothy "Bugs" Burke
George Offerman, Jr.
as Red
Weldon Heyburn
as Cooper
Cy Kendall
as Morgan
