Boys' Reformatory

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Boys' Reformatory
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Directed by Howard Bretherton
Written byScreenplay:
Ray Trampe
Wellyn Totman
Story:
Ray Trampe
Norman S. Hall
Produced by Lindsley Parsons
Starring Frankie Darro
Grant Withers
Lillian Elliott
Ben Welden
Frank Coghlan, Jr.
David Durand
Cinematography Harry Neumann
Edited by Russell Schoengarth
Music by Edward Kay
Distributed by Monogram Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • May 1, 1939 (1939-05-01)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boys' Reformatory is a 1939 American crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and produced by Lindsley Parsons for Monogram Pictures. The screenplay was written by Wellyn Totman and Ray Trampe based on a story by Ray Trampe and Norman S. Hall.

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