Members of a teenage gang are sent to the State Reformatory, presided over by the callous Thompson. Soon Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed Deputy Commissioner, arrives and takes over the administration to run the place on radical principles. Thompson needs a quick way to discredit him.
as Richard 'Patsy' Gargan
as Dorothy Griffith
as James 'Jimmie' Smith
as Thompson
as Judge H.J. Gilbert
as Mike
as Blonde with Mike
as Fred Smith
as Joliet "Smoke" Hemingway
as Joe
as Mrs. Smith
as Brandon
as Louis Johnson
as Hopkins
as Mr. Walters
as Butch Kilgore
as Isidore "Izzy" Horowitz
as Mr. Gorman
as Mr. Carmonotti
as Johnny 'Skinny' Stone
as Charlie Burns
as Tommy Gorman
as Boy (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
as Guard Taking Jimmy to Thompson (uncredited)
as Car Owner Paying 25¢ (uncredited)
as Bill (uncredited)
as Man in Johnson's Office (uncredited)
as Johnston's Assistant (uncredited)
as Boy Prosecutor (uncredited)
as Joe's Henchman Playing Cards (uncredited)
as Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
as Cop in Court (uncredited)
as Guard in School Armory (uncredited)
as Collector (uncredited)
as Hollis (uncredited)
as Boy Judge (uncredited)
as Mr. Horowitz (uncredited)
as Collector (uncredited)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
as Mr. Hemingway (uncredited)
as Guard (uncredited)
as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
as Wilson (uncredited)
as Joe's Henchman (uncredited)
as Mrs. Burns (uncredited)
