Reform School

Reform School (1939)

April 27th, 19391h 22min

Action, Crime, Drama
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Overview

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.


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