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 | Mark Braden |
The Dead End Kids | Themselves |
Gale Page | Sue Warren |
Billy Halop | Frank 'Frankie' Warren |
Bobby Jordan | Lester 'Squirt' Smith |
Huntz Hall | Richard 'Goofy' Slade |
Leo Gorcey | Charles 'Spike' Hawkins |
Bernard Punsly | Fats |
Gabriel Dell | Bugs |
George Offerman, Jr. | Red |
Weldon Heyburn | Cooper |
Cy Kendall | Morgan |